convention center

American  

noun

convention centers plural

1. a large civic building or group of buildings designed for conventions, industrial shows, and the like, having large unobstructed exhibit areas and often including conference rooms, hotel accommodations, restaurants, and other facilities.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• convention centers
  plural

Example Sentences

That week, downtown Seattle was cordoned off because protestors had taken over the streets surrounding the convention center, and some activists had broken the windows of a Starbucks nearby.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Last year, the mayor worked with the council to resurrect the city’s long postponed upgrade of the convention center, despite warnings about the long-term cost of the $2.6-billion project.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Demos, presentations and meetings will take place in a massive convention center as well as ballrooms and suites throughout the city.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

Altman was the closing act at AMD’s splashy “Advancing AI” keynote, held at a giant convention center in downtown San Jose in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

We landed in Philadelphia and I rushed to the convention center, finding just enough time to change clothes and run through my speech twice.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama