meeting places
Where people convene
Meeting places are locations where people gather, whether by arrangement or custom.
The term covers everything from formal venues like conference rooms to informal spots like the corner café where friends regularly convene.
A meeting place may be chosen for convenience, privacy, or tradition: The park bench became their meeting place.
Certain locations acquire cultural significance as meeting places for communities or movements.
- village hallPublic building for locals
- community centerShared neighborhood gathering space
- auditoriumRoom for spectators
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
- barDrinking establishment
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- Aboriginal CultureDreamtime, songlines, corroboree, dreaming, totems
- sacred sitesBuddhist temples, Jerusalem, consecrated ground, Hindu temples, sacred rivers
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Single-prisoner confinement rooms
solitary confinement · hermitages · hideaways · retreats · hideouts
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Selective membership organizations
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Things blocking access
borders · checkpoints · buffer zones · no man's land · demilitarized zones
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