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country club

noun

  1. a club, usually in a suburban district, with a clubhouse and grounds, offering various social activities and generally having facilities for tennis, golf, swimming, etc.


country club

noun

  1. a club in the country, having sporting and social facilities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of country club1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Attorney Scott Paetty, Kamon removed $50,000 in settlement funds due a client, a widow whose husband had been killed in a boating accident, allowing the attorney to pay bills at two country clubs.

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He drinks aged scotch with people he barely likes and eats brunch at the country club he’ll soon be unable to afford.

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It quickly spread as a country club sport due to its foursome nature — many liken its companionship quality to golf.

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His rampage is bad for the planet, whereas a common millionaire on the verge of banishment from his community country club is primarily dangerous to those in his sight line.

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Going to church, going to the country club.

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