community center

noun

: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities

Examples of community center in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sales tax would also be used to upgrade seven KCK community centers, as well as parks and green space. — Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

There will also be a community center and one low-income $12-per-square-foot studio per building. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

Sacramento’s biggest Oktoberfest event, at the area’s German community center, is coming up this weekend, alongside a brand-new celebration at Cal Expo. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Original plans for a two-story community center that would have been 20,000 square feet have changed. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for community center

• centre
• enter
• renter
• stentor
• dissenter
• frequenter
• indenter
• inventor
• precentor
• preventer
• tormentor
• epicenter

Kids Definition

community center

noun

: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities