Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

club med

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
club med
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The EU Med Group, especially Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.

Derogatory; Humorous

noun

A low-class decrepit beach resort.

Humorous

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Club Meds (plural)

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Questions

What does club med mean?
The EU Med Group, especially Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
Where does club med come from?
It is traced to French.

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