reception centre

noun

1. a place to which distressed people, such as vagrants, addicts, victims of a disaster, refugees, etc, go pending more permanent arrangements

2. a local-authority home where children are looked after in a family crisis or where long-term placement is arranged for a child whose family cannot provide a home

Example Sentences

The island of Lampedusa is home to a migrant reception centre that is often overcrowded with challenging living conditions.

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In June 2024, we tracked down Jabal to a migrant reception centre in Luxembourg and confronted him on the street.

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We met at a sand-bagged reception centre for evacuees in Sumy.

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Extensive planning by the IDF had gone into the delicate handover, with military medics and psychologists readied for the first stages of the process at a reception centre designed to ease the hostages' transition.

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In one of his most notable actions as immigration minister, in July 2023 Jenrick was criticised for ordering that murals of cartoon characters be painted over at a reception centre for child asylum seekers in Dover.

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