civic center
Definition of civic center
1 US : a large public building for sports events, concerts, etc.
2 British : a section of a city or town where the public buildings are
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: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs
: the point around which a circle or sphere is described
: a point that is related to a geometrical figure in such a way that for any point on the figure there is another point on the figure such that a straight line joining the two points is bisected by the original point —called also center of symmetry
: the center of the circle inscribed in a regular (see 1regular 2b) polygon
: to place or fix at or around a center or central area
: to give a central focus or basis
: to adjust (things, such as lenses) so that the axes coincide
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