clubland

British

/ ˈklʌbˌlænd /

noun

(in Britain) the area of London around St James's, which contains most of the famous London clubs

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Maybe it’s been a while, but if you’re finally heading back into clubland this spring, remember that it’s not just to hear big sounds in dark spaces.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022

This was a simple gesture, but it helped conjure the vague euphorias of clubland, where the music can feel like a nonstop mystery transmission in an anonymous darkness.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2020

In Manhattan, real estate prices and competition from Brooklyn have led clubland operators to exchange autonomy for the streams of built-in patrons, scalability and financial safety provided by larger hospitality companies.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2017

Door policy was as strict and unfathomable as anywhere in Berlin clubland, but parties at Dieziger and Klenzendorf’s venue, which opened only during the summer months, took place as much outside as indoors.

From The Guardian • Apr. 30, 2017

The mammoth was evidently not confined to the present region of clubland.

From The Naturalist on the Thames by Cornish, C. J. (Charles John)

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