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convention center

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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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Convention center managers have intermittently filled the empty spots with art installations and a pop-up fashion show to keep things from looking too dreary.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2015

The 2006 NBL Season kicked off in pure classic NBL style this past week in the Columbus, Ohio Convention center with one of the favorite BMX races of all time- The NBL Christmas Classic.

From Time Magazine Archive

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