community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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Oil money bought the county new paved roads, a large community center, and a new water system.
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The record-scratch startle that jump-starts the dramatic arc occurs when Eleanor (Squibb) is trying to figure out what to do with herself at a Manhattan Jewish community center after recently relocating from Florida.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Parishioners have been forced to worship in an adjacent community center for nearly a year while the church continues its insurance settlement negotiations.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The late-night blaze was reported on September 19 at the Chabad of Charlotte County in Punta Gorda, Florida, and was contained to a classroom in the community center, police and Rabbi Simon Jacobson told CNN.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
The record-scratch startle that jump-starts the dramatic arc occurs when Eleanor (Squibb) is trying to figure out what to do with herself at a Manhattan Jewish community center after recently relocating from Florida.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
Parishioners have been forced to worship in an adjacent community center for nearly a year while the church continues its insurance settlement negotiations.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The late-night blaze was reported on September 19 at the Chabad of Charlotte County in Punta Gorda, Florida, and was contained to a classroom in the community center, police and Rabbi Simon Jacobson told CNN.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Community center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20center. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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