community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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He is wanted by Interpol over his alleged role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which killed 85 people.
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
With nowhere to go the rest of the day, Quach and her neighbor’s family had decided to hang out at the community center for a few hours after the art class.
—Andrew Turner, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
One obvious response to the threats is for governments to fund new defenses around synagogues, schools, and community centers.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Hernández has performed with the Public’s Mobile Unit initiative, which mounts free productions across the city’s five boroughs, at parks, community centers, and correctional facilities, and Aikens has participated in a similar program.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 20 May 2026
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
With nowhere to go the rest of the day, Quach and her neighbor’s family had decided to hang out at the community center for a few hours after the art class.
—Andrew Turner, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
One obvious response to the threats is for governments to fund new defenses around synagogues, schools, and community centers.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Hernández has performed with the Public’s Mobile Unit initiative, which mounts free productions across the city’s five boroughs, at parks, community centers, and correctional facilities, and Aikens has participated in a similar program.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 20 May 2026
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“Community center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20center. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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