YMCA

American

Or Y.M.C.A.

Young Men's Christian Association.

YMCA British

abbreviation

Young Men's Christian Association

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Gordon Cook: Represented England and Great Britain in the 1950s and 60s and won numerous national men's titles with London Central YMCA.

From BBC

Local authority spending on youth services in England fell by 73% between 2010/11 and 2023/24, according to the charity YMCA.

From BBC

Kylie's song, which she performed on Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday night, comes complete with a dance routine spelling out the letters X-M-A-S, making it a yuletide YMCA.

From BBC

Long before the Village People took to the stage to sing us out with a rendition of YMCA, we were left picking the bones out of a group stage which will see two of the world's best strikers go head-to-head and a knockout stage which could produce a truly mouthwatering meeting between two greats of the game.

From BBC

YMCA’s and college career offices eventually started to help young people find jobs, as well.

From The Wall Street Journal

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