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civic centre

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noun

  1. the public buildings of a town, including recreational facilities and offices of local administration

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They said event parking would be available at Sophia Gardens and the civic centre.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2025

The former commander in the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades was one of several detainees carried aloft by jubilant supporters through the streets near Ramallah's civic centre.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2025

With it, Walt Disney intended to right the wrongs he perceived in Los Angeles: too many cars, no pedestrian access, no civic centre, characterless modern architecture.

From The Guardian May 21, 2015

This site is one of several on which the civic centre plans to build about 280 new municipal homes, starting this September.

From The Guardian Sep. 1, 2014

He reached what might have been called the lot's civic centre and cast a patronizing eye along the ends of the big stages and the long, low dressing—room building across from them.

From Merton of the Movies by Wilson, Harry Leon

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