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community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
Examples of community center in a Sentence
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Several days a week, Yazzie or one of her two adult children makes the hour-long drive along bumpy dirt and gravel roads to reach a tribal community center that allows residents to pump water for a fee.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
The dishes at a community center potluck for Indian expatriates near Washington, D.C., ranged from chana masala, a popular northern Indian chickpea curry, to idli, a southern Indian rice cake.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Day passes to the community center, which include access to all four pools, are $9.50 for youth, $12.50 for adults, and $10.75 for seniors.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
After breaking ground in 2020, Presbyterian Home’s board of directors canceled the development, which would have been the first continuing-care retirement community center in Harford County, in February 2022, citing growing construction costs and slowed sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Ben Terzi, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2024
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Word History
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 10 Jun. 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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