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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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Built in 1914 as a YWCA, the stately brick building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

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

From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2023

About a dozen protesters held signs or demonstrated outside the YWCA, including Patti Morrison of Monitor and Linda Watkins of East Wenatchee.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2022

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

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022

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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