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community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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What's next: Shaw's former Ethiopian community center is transformed into a destination celebrating the Black diaspora: Sost, opening Friday.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
The county is mulling a senior community center, child care center and some other options for the rest of the campus.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Oropeza's group, which has community centers in towns affected by the 2019 raids, is helping parents complete guardianship and power of attorney paperwork for their kids in case they are deported.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
Some have been turned into churches or community centers.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
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“Community center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20center. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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