community centrenoun [ C ]
UK US community center uk/kəˈmjuː.nə.ti ˌsen.tər/us/kəˈmjuː.nə.t̬i ˌsen.t̬ɚ/a place where people who live in an area can meet each other and play sports, take courses, etc.
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Public buildings
- art gallery
- basilica
- bathhouse
- centre
- chancellery
- foundation stone
- gallery
- guildhall
- hall
- Hall of Fame
- museum
- office building
- pavilion
- public library
- reference library
- register office
- schoolhouse
- teardown
- telephone exchange
- town hall
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Surfaces on which sports take place
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- There was some talk of keeping it open for a community centre, or something, but it fell through.
- This building, now about to be erected, will be one of the most beautiful and complete community centres in the United States.