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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In northeastern Annaba -- formerly the ancient Roman city of Hippo -- Leo will visit vestiges of the city's historical past, as well as a reception centre run by Catholic nuns for impoverished elderly people.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
About 10 children freed from the ADF arrive on average each month at the reception centre in the troubled northeast Ituri province.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
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.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025
"There are so many of them. They set up in the houses. They're in the fields. Their vehicles are moving all over. It was really scary," Zoya confided, when she finally reached a reception centre.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
Von der Leyen was accompanied by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the car carrying them to Lampedusa's migrant reception centre was briefly blocked by locals protesting over the burden facing the island.
From Reuters • Sep. 17, 2023
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