community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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Part of the community center was designated for families to identify the dead.
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Gigi Leung, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
Many are located in libraries or community centers.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Miami Beach Fire Department officials urged the City Commission to approve the community center proposal and not delay the station’s construction any longer.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
The area was once the site of a community center that was the heart of a historic Black community founded by people freed from enslavement.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
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Gigi Leung, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
Many are located in libraries or community centers.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Miami Beach Fire Department officials urged the City Commission to approve the community center proposal and not delay the station’s construction any longer.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
The area was once the site of a community center that was the heart of a historic Black community founded by people freed from enslavement.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for community center
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“Community center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20center. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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