convention center

noun

: a building or set of buildings designed to hold many people and used for meetings
The conference was held at the new convention center.

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On Tuesday, the strike began at O’Hare International Airport, the McCormick Place convention center and a Hyatt hotel. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026 From the materials to the fixtures and visual merchandising, the simulated, life-sized flagship erected in a Milanese convention center for the show has been brought to life. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 Jason Oppenheim, the luxury real estate broker and Selling Sunset personality, sees the convention center project as an effort by the Bass administration to satisfy the unions—a very influential constituency in this city. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 The proposal says the hotel and convention center are expected to bring in more visitors, meetings, and events to the Toyota Stadium campus. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for convention center

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“Convention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convention%20center. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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