country club
noun [C]Definition
› a sports or social organization based in the countryside, often one that only allows people to become members if they are considered to have a suitable social position, job, or financial situationSocieties, clubs and organizations
(Definition of country club noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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