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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The Mubadalah operation also sends representatives to schools and community centers to promote its work. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 June 2026 The maps include pools, malls, libraries and community centers. Ashley Grams, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Additionally, five of the community centers and all the senior centers were closed for a whole weekend during a heat wave in June 2025. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 That’s even as the budget proposal is $97 million leaner than last year’s, with large capital expenses like the new community center and Can Ada sewer lift station having cycled out, Lavoie explained. Rose Evans june 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for community center

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of community center was in 1899

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“Community center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20center. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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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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