community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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The aim was to create a recreational space, which could include an amphitheater, community center, ice rink, sports fields and walking trails.
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Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The plans seek to foster a more walkable complex with a new community center that is intended to transform the bleak complex.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
The government announced 25 million pounds ($34 million) for more police patrols and protection around synagogues, schools and community centers after two Jewish men were stabbed and seriously injured in London’s Golders Green neighborhood on Wednesday.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The street in front of the community center will be blocked off, where vendors, interactive activities and live entertainment will set up shop for the weekend.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
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Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The plans seek to foster a more walkable complex with a new community center that is intended to transform the bleak complex.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
The government announced 25 million pounds ($34 million) for more police patrols and protection around synagogues, schools and community centers after two Jewish men were stabbed and seriously injured in London’s Golders Green neighborhood on Wednesday.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The street in front of the community center will be blocked off, where vendors, interactive activities and live entertainment will set up shop for the weekend.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
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 5 May. 2026.
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