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 North Carolina teenager who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri was likely infected from a water feature at a community center, according to state and local officials. — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Two decades later, the IDF would storm Palestinian community centers, confiscating flags and shutting down celebrations. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

To this end, Nemecek and her colleagues have been working on projects like ACCESS Initiative, in partnership with NMDP, in order to start training community centers and equip them with accreditation needed to collect cells. — Charlotte Hu, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

But this resource-intensive initiative is not an affordable housing development, a community center, a medical facility or a school. — Joan Steffen, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 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