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Club Med

Club Med proper noun: the EU Med Group, especially Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.

Proper noun

Club Med

  1. (derogatory, humorous, sometimes) The EU Med Group, especially Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
    • One nation that was invited to join with more enthusiasm than the invitations to the Club Med was the United Kingdom.2011 July 16, William Keegan, “‘Club Med’ countries have spoiled the eurozone party”, in The Guardian

Noun

Club Med (plural Club Meds)

  1. (genericized trademark) A luxury vacation beach resort.
  2. (humorous, genericized trademark) A low-class decrepit beach resort.

Forms of Club Med

pluralClub Meds

Origin of Club Med

From the French travel operator Club Med, short for Club Méditerranée, from club+Méditerranée (“Mediterranean”)

Words formed from Club Med

Questions about Club Med

What does Club Med mean?
Club Med means the EU Med Group, especially Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
What part of speech is Club Med?
Club Med can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Club Med in the dictionary

  1. club hammer
  2. club haul
  3. club kid
  4. club kids
  5. club law
  6. Club Med
  7. Club Med dermatitis
  8. club moss
  9. club mosses
  10. club music
  11. club night

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