civic center
noun
1
US
: a large public building for sports events, concerts, etc.
2
British
: a section of a city or town where the public buildings are
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At the civic center, a birthday party was derailed Saturday when floodwaters began pouring onto the dance floor.
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Walter Berry and Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
More than half a million customers statewide are without power, Gov. Brian Kemp said Saturday in Valdosta near the civic center.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Ostensibly a tribute to Van Buren’s late mother (but really a monument to himself), the Institute will be a sprawling library/civic center/church/whatever on a hill that people will be able to see for miles in every direction.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
The crowning jewel of the community will be the 65-acre Riverwalk District, receiving its name from the creek and trail nearby, which will house a mix of apartments and townhomes, commercial space for restaurants and Avon's new civic center and town administration building.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 30 July 2024
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Walter Berry and Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
More than half a million customers statewide are without power, Gov. Brian Kemp said Saturday in Valdosta near the civic center.
—Daniella Silva, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Ostensibly a tribute to Van Buren’s late mother (but really a monument to himself), the Institute will be a sprawling library/civic center/church/whatever on a hill that people will be able to see for miles in every direction.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
The crowning jewel of the community will be the 65-acre Riverwalk District, receiving its name from the creek and trail nearby, which will house a mix of apartments and townhomes, commercial space for restaurants and Avon's new civic center and town administration building.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 30 July 2024
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“Civic center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic%20center. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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