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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Michael Croley, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Sporting clubs: Some fitness centers are trading the minimalist aesthetic for country-club preppiness.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
But this delightful retreat, with its seaside country club feel, is very much a destination resort: most guests go there to be at Il Pellicano, not to tour the area.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
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
Sporting clubs: Some fitness centers are trading the minimalist aesthetic for country-club preppiness.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Prosecutors say Routh methodically plotted to kill Mr. Trump — then a presidential candidate — for weeks before aiming a rifle through the shrubbery as Mr. Trump played golf on Sept. 15, 2024, at his West Palm Beach country club.
—CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
But this delightful retreat, with its seaside country club feel, is very much a destination resort: most guests go there to be at Il Pellicano, not to tour the area.
—Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Country-club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country-club. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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