country club noun

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n [C]

Definition

a sports or social organization based in the countryside, often one which does not allow membership to people who are considered to be unsuitable because of their social position, job or financial situation

(Definition of country club noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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countrified adjective
country noun (POLITICAL UNIT)
country noun (NATURAL LAND)
country noun (LAND)
country noun (MUSIC)
country club noun
country dance noun
country house noun
country music noun
country seat noun
countryman noun (FROM YOUR COUNTRY)

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assoc
collective
empire
establishment
foundation
golf club
housing association
inspectorate
local
membership
mission
scouting
select committee
shuffle
sister
substation
syndicate
the old guard
third party
youth club

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