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Club Med
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English
Etymology
From the en fr - travel operator en Club Med, short for fr Club Méditerranée, from fr club+fr Méditerranée Mediterranean
Proper noun
Club Med
en European Union en politics humorous sometimes derogatory The en EU Med Group, especially Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
en William Keegan http://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/jul/17/club-med-countries-spoiled-eurozone-party ‘Club Med’ countries have spoiled the eurozone party 2011-07-16 The Guardian One nation that was invited to join with more enthusiasm than the invitations to the Club Med was the United Kingdom.
Noun
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en genericized trademarks en genericized trademark A luxury vacation beach resort.
en genericized trademarks en genericized trademark jocular A low-class decrepit beach resort.
Derived terms
en Club Fed