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community centre

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A building where the people, groups, and organisations in a particular area can go in order to meet one another for recreation, education, business etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 社區中心 /社区中心 — A building for people in an area to meet for various purposes
  • Dutch: buurthuis — A building for people in an area to meet for various purposes
  • Finnish: monitoimitalo — A building for people in an area to meet for various purposes
  • Māori: wharetako — A building for people in an area to meet for various purposes
  • Romanian: casă de cultură — A building for people in an area to meet for various purposes
  • Spanish: casa comunal — A building for people in an area to meet for various purposes
  • Swedish: bygdegård — A building for people in an area to meet for various purposes
  • Swedish: allaktivitetshus — A building for people in an area to meet for various purposes
  • Turkish: toplum merkezi — A building for people in an area to meet for various purposes