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YWCA

American  
Or Y.W.C.A.
  1. Young Women's Christian Association.


YWCA British  

abbreviation

  1. Young Women's Christian Association

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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These might include swimming lessons at the YWCA, art classes or various scheduled play groups.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

She was instrumental in establishing Seattle’s Phillis Wheatley Branch of the YWCA, which was then one of only a few public meeting spaces for people of color.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

They met back where it all began for her: at the Germantown YWCA.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2022

Black Power activists came, along with women from the YWCA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2020

In the concessions area at Ellis Island, Lefty had cajoled Desdemona to step into a tent run by the YWCA.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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