community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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Multiple Hanukkah celebrations in Miami-Dade County marked the first night of Hanukkah, from the municipal menorah lightings to festivals hosted by synagogues and Jewish community centers.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
The area was once the site of a community center that was the heart of a historic Black community founded by people freed from enslavement.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Since 1956, when members of the local men’s club and workers at former textile mill Pharr Yarns first strung red, white and green lights on a handful of trees at the community center, McAdenville has grown into a renowned holiday-light phenomenon, WUNC reported.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
That painting is at one of the community centers through the Water People Project, and from my understanding, it will be displayed there for life.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
The area was once the site of a community center that was the heart of a historic Black community founded by people freed from enslavement.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Since 1956, when members of the local men’s club and workers at former textile mill Pharr Yarns first strung red, white and green lights on a handful of trees at the community center, McAdenville has grown into a renowned holiday-light phenomenon, WUNC reported.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
That painting is at one of the community centers through the Water People Project, and from my understanding, it will be displayed there for life.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Community center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20center. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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