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
Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
The company calls itself an athletic country club, thanks to its array of offerings which can include fitness classes, personal training, pickleball courts, pools, saunas, the LifeCafe and more.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 28 May 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
That fuss would, in turn, ruffle the complacent country club and horsey set, the church folk, and the Cavalier-mad UVA alumni who had never quite left behind their college days.
—Deborah Baker
june 3, Literary Hub, 3 June 2025
The company calls itself an athletic country club, thanks to its array of offerings which can include fitness classes, personal training, pickleball courts, pools, saunas, the LifeCafe and more.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
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“Country-club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country-club. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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