gathering spot
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2.5
- noun
- Informal
:
lugar de reunión
- The café has become a popular gathering spot for friends to meet and catch up.
Examples
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Birmingham is home to 700 churches and the Black churches serve as the gathering spots...
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Nobrow Coffee and Tea Company: This coffee shop/gallery/cultural gathering spot is a great place to sit around, meet people, and find out about all the other cool stuff going on in Salt Lake.
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As I pass another lively gathering spot, I hear someone racing out the door and calling my name.
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It really was a critical gathering spot for our progressive community...
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We initially called it our whiteboard room, and it served as a collaborative classroom space, quiet study area, or gathering spot for students.
Academic text (2014) -
Healy's has become a gathering spot for seeking a break from the arduous recovery work.
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The block, wedged between an empty lot and a strip of green space adjacent to Southern Boulevard, became a gathering spot for the local community early in the afternoon.
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This afternoon, he is going to the usual place, Paco Quiroga's home, a gathering spot for a few Spanish expatriates who gossip between one card game and another about whatever comes up.
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Sgt. Stephen McCarty is concerned because Dinkytown has become a gathering spot for non-students, students from other colleges, and criminals who see students at the U as targets.
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One of the newer shops in Ashworth Village is Warm 'N' Fuzzy, a cozy yarn shop that is quickly becoming a knitter's haven and gathering spot, and I can see why.
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Synonyms
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1.0
A particular place where people go to meet or eat
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6.5
A place where people agree to meet
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3.6
A place people often go to spend time with friends
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1.3
A place where people come together to talk or do group activities
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3.4
A bar or pub where people meet to drink and talk
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2.3
A place where people meet regularly to talk and spend time
A place where people regularly meet to talk and relax
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place where people regularly meet' is directly and transparently composed from 'gathering' (a group assembled) plus 'spot' (a location). This simple noun+noun composition follows common English and cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Gathering spot comes from a simple picture: a small spot—a bench, café, or town square—where people gather to talk and hang out. That's why it means 'a place where people meet to talk or spend time together'.