YMCA, the

YMCA, the
[ˌwaɪ em siː ˈeɪ]
the Young Men's Christian Association: an organization that provides places for people to exercise, take courses, and sometimes rent a room for the night while travelling

Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • YMCA, the — [ ,waı em si eı ] the Young Men s Christian Association: an organization that provides places for people to exercise, take classes, and sometimes to rent a room for the night while traveling …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • YMCA — The Young Men s Christian Association ( YMCA or the Y ) was founded on June 6, 1844 in London, England, by a young man named George Williams. At the time, the organization was dedicated to putting Christian principles into practice, as taught by… …   Wikipedia

  • YMCA (disambiguation) — YMCA may refer to:* YMCA, the Young Men s Christian Association, a worldwide community service organization. * Y.M.C.A. (song), a 1978 song by the Village People. * The Y.M.C.A. Institute of Engineering, an educational institution in… …   Wikipedia

  • YMCA Camp Pinecrest — YMCA Camp Pine Crest, located at coord|44|59|N|79|33|W| was originally built as a Boys Overnight Camp in 1910 and is now a 28 cabin camp housing up to 234 campers plus staff as both boys and girls. The camp is geographically located on the strip… …   Wikipedia

  • The Carolina Youth Commission — (CYC) is a non profit youth organization that currently serves teenagers in both North and South Carolina.CYC is a parachurch school based organization that equips teens to serve their peers, and to be a Christian influence on their middle school …   Wikipedia

  • YMCA Youth and Government — is a program run by the YMCA in the United States to educate high school students about the principles of democratic government. Started in New York in 1936, the Youth and Government program was the brainchild of Clement Pete Duran, the Boys Work …   Wikipedia

  • YMCA Camp Fitch, Springfield, Pennsylvania — YMCA Camp Fitch is a summer camp owned and operated by the YMCA of Youngstown, Ohio. During the summer months it offers eight sessions of traditional summer camp, each of which are one week in length. In addition the camp runs several “specialty” …   Wikipedia

  • YMCA Camp Lawrence — is a residential summer camp for boys located on Bear Island in Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. It is owned and operated by the Merrimack Valley YMCA, based in Lawrence, Massachusetts. It is the only island based boys camp in New Hampshire,… …   Wikipedia

  • YMCA Hayo-Went-Ha Camps — is an arm of the State YMCA of Michigan which administers a pair of camps in northwestern Michigan. Started in 1904 with the founding of YMCA Camp Hayo Went Ha for Boys, the organization provides year round outdoor activities. The primary focus… …   Wikipedia

  • the YMCA — an international organization originally for young men that provides social programs, a place for athletic activities, etc., for the people in a community He s a member of the YMCA. We play basketball every weekend at the YMCA. [=at the building …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”