"civic centre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: civic centres [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} civic centre (plural civic centres)
  1. (UK) a building or building complex within a town, borough or city which houses municipal offices. Civic centres have generally replaced town halls in this role, though old town halls are often still in use. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-civic_centre-en-noun-h471d~EO Categories (other): British English
  2. A convention centre, auditorium or arena, generally located near the center of town. Categories (topical): Buildings
    Sense id: en-civic_centre-en-noun-3G3YU59p Disambiguation of Buildings: 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: civic center [US]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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