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 bright yellow Castell General Store doubles as a community center, a place where sunbaked kayakers, cyclists and anglers down cheeseburgers and nurse Lone Star beers. — Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

According to Linda Debassige, Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation in Ontario, more than 30 homes were lost, along with the administration office, school, community center, storage buildings, vehicles and essential community equipment. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

City planning staff member Katelyn Davison told City Council that when the application for the storage site was first submitted in September 2025, the area had been planned to be used to build a community center. — Noah Daly july 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

They were located at senior healthy active living community centers in Beechview, Greenfield, Homewood, Mount Washington, Sheraden and South Side. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 17 July 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