civic center

noun

1. a building complex housing a theater or theaters for the performing arts and sometimes exhibition halls, a museum, etc., and usually constructed or maintained by municipal funds.
2. a building or building complex containing a municipality's administrative offices, various departmental headquarters, courts, etc., and sometimes an auditorium, libraries, or other community or cultural facilities.
3. a theater, meeting hall, or the like for community or public use.

Word History and Origins

Origin of civic center¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

I'll have to remember to stick my toothbrush in tomorrow morning before I head down to Civic Center.

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She grabbed his wrist and twisted him into the same judo hold she'd had me in back at Civic Center.

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Such a civic center will be found to be a powerful factor in the maintenance of community pride and loyalty.

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Though Denver has no art gallery, she hopes to have one in connection with her new "civic center."

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Now it was rush hour and Civic Center was as busy as it could be.

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