country club
Americannoun
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country clubs
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of country club
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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How would you react if your spouse suddenly wanted to join a country club?
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Praised for: Following up on a beloved first season by pitting millennials against Gen Zers through a feud between two couples who work at a country club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The incident has baffled some Rhode Islanders, who wonder why the state has proven incapable of getting a country club to remove a simple stone wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
BBC Mundo's Norberto Paredes reports from inside the country club.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Chumley Prep is the school over in the part of town where there’s a country club with a golf course and where all the homes look like palaces surrounded by gigantic oak trees.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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