clubland

noun

Etymology

From club + land.

  1. derived from *lendʰ-
  2. inherited from *landą
  3. inherited from *land
  4. inherited from land
  5. inherited from lond
  6. compounded as clubland — “club + land

Definitions

  1. The part of a city where nightclubs are located.

    • He ran untaxed whisky down to London's clubland — the very racket the Quinns aimed to threaten with their Tradeston warehouse — and he bossed the Maitlands' cannabis dealers.
  2. The world or scene of nightclubs and people who frequent them.

    • While the once-ubiquitous columnist eventually fled New York during Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s crackdown on debauchery and vice, clubland, it seems, never forgot his influence.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA