convention center

American  

noun

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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Example Sentences

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

As the programming came to an end, packs of AI researchers began heading back to the convention center for the closing ceremony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

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

Several of the party’s candidates scurried around the Anaheim convention center, trying to curry favor with the state’s most liberal activists while also drawing contrasts with their rivals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

“I only wondered,” the woman repeated, “if Cady and Toby had left for the convention center yet.”

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff