community centers
Local public facilities
Community centers are public buildings that serve as gathering spaces for local residents.
They typically offer recreational programs, educational classes, meeting rooms, and social services.
Most neighborhoods have one, run by municipalities or nonprofit organizations: The community center hosts everything from yoga classes to city council meetings.
Also spelled community centres in British English.
- librariesPublic book lending institutions
- schoolsPlaces of learning
- gymnasiumIndoor athletic facility
- open gymUnscheduled facility access
- basketball courtRectangular hoops playing surface
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- community organizationsnonprofits, civic groups, volunteer groups, civic clubs, service clubs
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- multiculturalismmulticultural, multiethnic, ethnic diversity, diverse, pluralism
- YMCAYMCA, Y, YMCA camps, youth programs, summer camps
- British Turkskebab shops, halal markets
- recreationgames, sports, fun, play, swimming
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Restricted-membership social groups
exclusive clubs · country clubs · gated communities · yacht clubs · secret societies
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Complete separation from others
solitary confinement · hermitages · isolation cells · private residences · bunkers
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