reception centre
Britishnoun
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a place to which distressed people, such as vagrants, addicts, victims of a disaster, refugees, etc, go pending more permanent arrangements
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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
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At first, when their boat of some 60 passengers landed in April after 15 hours on the water, they were taken to a reception centre and given cake and orange juice.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Conde rises at 5:30 am to take an hour-long bus ride from the reception centre where he lives to the farm.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
On her visit, Mahmood also inspected dormitory accommodation for new arrivals to Denmark at a reception centre in a rural location, 16 miles from the Danish capital.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Near a migrant reception centre in Las Palmas, a major city in the Canary Islands, Ousmane Ly, a recently arrived 25-year-old Senegalese man, gazed at the beach.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
The island of Lampedusa is home to a migrant reception centre that is often overcrowded with challenging living conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
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