country club

American  

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.

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country club British  

noun

1. a club in the country, having sporting and social facilities

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Etymology

Origin of country club

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

By the early 1960s, she had two young children, a poolside perch at the country club, domestic help and a successful husband.

From The Wall Street Journal

Students were evacuated and taken to a nearby country club, Temple Israel said in a statement on Facebook.

From BBC

I really love the end of Monaco near the country club and the beginning of Roquebrune, around the Golfe Bleu area.

From The Wall Street Journal

TAPALPA, Mexico — The most wanted man in Mexico was hiding out next to a country club.

From Los Angeles Times

My dad says when I was a child, he took me to the country club one Sunday after church and I began misbehaving—knocking stuff over, throwing rolls and being naughty.

From The Wall Street Journal

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