civic center

noun

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

Examples of civic center in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One unit is stationed atop the downtown civic center where it can be launched immediately upon receiving a 911 call, and the rest are deployed by teams of officers in patrol cars. —Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026

When is parking free in the civic center lots specifically? —Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2026

The city is also considering bringing Fire Station 3 closer to the civic center, using the property where the Orange County Transportation Authority has its transport hub near MacArthur Boulevard and Newport Center Drive. —Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026

Altadena has never organized itself around a traditional civic center, like a city hall plaza or downtown square. —Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for civic center

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