gathering place
8
2.3
- noun
:
lugar de encuentro
- And in fact, our gathering place today here in this house holds historic significance for both the Navy and for Harvard.
- a public gathering place
- a central gathering place
- a social gathering place
This was a big community gathering place.
- This was a big community gathering place.
Examples
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Saloons provided a social gathering place for the working class of Omaha.
Academic text (1994) -
Nearly every Hispanic village in the upper Rio Grande region has a community gathering place.
Academic text (2011) -
The markets are fun and serve as a gathering place for the community.
Blog text (5) -
In the summer and fall, it's a gathering place for a wide range of researchers.
Academic text (2009) -
Over the years, it has become a gathering place and a hot spot for all things gaming.
Blog text (1) -
Each village sector also has a plaza that serves as a public gathering place.
Academic text (1994) -
Without a really important community gathering place, the sense of community is lost; it just becomes a suburb, if you will.
Academic text (2018) -
We have been trying to re-envision the library as a community gathering place, she said.
Blog text (27) -
Saloons served as the social gathering places for hundreds of stockyard and railroad workers.
Academic text (1994) -
The church has become a gathering place for parishioners where they can support each other.
Synonyms
237
3.5
A place where a public event or meeting happens, like a concert
62
6.5
A place where people agree to meet
17
1.3
A place where people come together to talk or do group activities
16
3.4
A bar or pub where people meet to drink and talk
14
2.9
A place where people meet to pray or have religious services
12
2.3
A room at a school or university where people relax, talk, and study together
3
2.7
A large room in a school or community centre where people gather for meetings and events
1
2.5
A place where people meet regularly to talk and spend time together
1
8.4
A simple building where people meet for religious services, often used by Quakers
1
9.9
A room where people meet to discuss ideas, often linked to the Last Supper
A place where people regularly meet to talk and relax
A building where people meet for prayer or community events
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place where people meet' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'gathering' (a group assembled) with 'place' (a location). This compound follows a common noun+noun composition found across languages and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The phrase gathering place comes from the clear image of people coming together, gathering, in one place, like a café, park, or town square. That's why it means 'a place where people regularly meet or assemble'.