coun·try-club
ˈkən-trē-ˌkləb 
1
: typical, characteristic, or suggestive of a country club
a country-club atmosphere
a country-club prison
2
: having qualities (such as affluence) associated with the members of a country club
a country-club conservative
: a suburban club for social life and recreation
especially
: one having a golf course
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Shikhar Sachdev, HubSpot, 30 May 2025
With country-club rosters across the country jammed up, an upscale, mobile destination club could be well timed.
—Michael Croley, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Nostalgia is the driving force behind the Spring-Summer 2025 collection, with designs that evoke a luxurious lifestyle, blending elements from 1960s Rome, California, New York, Palm Beach, and Capri—a world of poolside parties, country clubs, dirty martinis, and bouffant hairstyles.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
So much so that Volo is investing in their own country-club style physical spaces through Club Volo, attempting to create its own iteration of a third place.
—Shikhar Sachdev, HubSpot, 30 May 2025
With country-club rosters across the country jammed up, an upscale, mobile destination club could be well timed.
—Michael Croley, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
Much like your typical country club, there is a dress code at Sunset Tennis Club clinics: Tennis whites or all-black attire is required.
—Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Nostalgia is the driving force behind the Spring-Summer 2025 collection, with designs that evoke a luxurious lifestyle, blending elements from 1960s Rome, California, New York, Palm Beach, and Capri—a world of poolside parties, country clubs, dirty martinis, and bouffant hairstyles.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Country-club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country-club. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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