cinema
/ˈsɪnəmə/
noun
a building where films are shown
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1Now, I don't go to the cinema a whole lot because of the lack of real deaf access.
2This idea scared cinemas.
3Modern cinema is no different in this respect.
4- Horror cinema also inspired gothic style.
5But fans of the book flooded cinemas to the tune of $569 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.
museum
/ˈmjuziəm/, /mjuˈziəm/
noun
a place where important cultural, artistic, historical, or scientific objects are kept and shown to the public
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1People enjoy visiting museums to see displays of wonderful paintings and sculptures.
2Museums help preserve human history by collecting works of art.
3Museums display these items so visitors can see them and learn from them.
4Art thieves believe they can easily steal something from a small museum without being seen.
5The arrangement had mutual benefits for the public and the museum.
opera house
/ˈɑːpɚɹə hˈaʊs/
noun
a theater designed for performing operas
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1And the Opera House has a ghost, a phantom, a man in black clothes.
2The Opera House closed for two weeks.
3The word whispered round the Opera House.
4The Opera House went mad.
5The opera house had provided the wrong instrument.
planetarium
/ˌpɫænəˈtɛɹiəm/
noun
a building with a dome in which moving images of planets, starts, and constellations are projected for educational or entertainment purposes
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1And his work extended well beyond the Planetarium.
2You know, one of my best first dates was at the planetarium.
3Their huge colonies turn these dark recesses into a natural planetarium.
4The Kovac planetarium is located in the north woods of Wisconsin, in the little town of Monico.
5And Fraser made a light up planetarium.
police station
/pəlˈiːs stˈeɪʃən/
noun
the office where a local police works
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1The first stop is Szczecin's police station.
2Cruise your mini Micro Machines vehicles, planes and boats to the police station, the marina, the mini motorcycle repair shop, the gas station, the construction office.
3Add the cake for the police station onto the cake board.
4Lawyers can come at the police station.
5- I got the police station.
post office
/pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs/
noun
a place where we can send letters, packages, etc., or buy stamps
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1France's post offices offer banking services.
2Switzerland's post office even runs a bus service in rural areas.
3Flu like symptoms, breathlessness, facts, facts no post office.
4The post office handles unconscionable numbers of pieces of mail.
5The post office loses a fortune.
pub
/ˈpəb/
noun
a place where alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, and often food, are served
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1- Most countries don't have pubs.
2- Where the pubs are!
3I do pubs.
4Get your pub.
5Pubs had to be closed.
public convenience
/pˈʌblɪk kənvˈiːnɪəns/
noun
a building with toilets that anyone can use

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public house
/pˈʌblɪk hˈaʊs/
noun
a building that serves various alcoholic and non-alchoholic drinks, and usually food as well

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school
/ˈskuɫ/
noun
a place where children learn things from teachers
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1His speaking and listening skills are poor, but in school he is good at math and spelling.
2Spartan girls lived at home with their mothers as they attended school.
3School run time.
4School run time.
5Definitely skipped school before.
schoolhouse
/ˈskuɫˌhaʊs/
noun
a small building, often in a village, that is used as a school
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1Then Governor Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door.
2This here used to be a schoolhouse.
3It was a little schoolhouse at one time.
4And the history of schoolhouses is very interesting.
5Our kids were several years in a one-room schoolhouse.
service station
/sˈɜːvɪs stˈeɪʃən/
noun
a facility that provides gasoline, diesel, and other types of fuel, as well as various amenities such as restrooms, food, and convenience stores
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1Upon his return to his home town, he got right to work as a gas station attendant at Haviland's Service Station.
shopping arcade
/ʃˈɑːpɪŋ ɑːɹkˈeɪd/
noun
a large building that contains several connected shops

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shopping center
/ʃˈɑːpɪŋ sˈɛntɚ/
noun
an area of stores or a group of stores built together in one area
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1By 1975, malls and shopping centers accounted for 33% of all retail sales in America.
2It's a shopping center.
3My parents at the time, my dad was at the shopping center.
4Remember your store in the shopping center?
5This shopping center is ridiculous.
sports center
/spˈoːɹts sˈɛntɚ/
noun
a building where people can take part in various types of indoor sports activities, such as swimming
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1In 2014, only 2% of Sports Center air time covered women's sports.
2But when you're talking about Sports Center, the flagship show, it's 1.8%, 2.2%.
3Before we move on to the grand finale, let honor the Sports Center theme by counting down Hootie's best dance moves.
4Like, welcome back to Sports Center, blah blah blah, my co-host is Greg.
5And my evidence for this is based on sophisticated empirical work watching Sports Center.
shopping mall
/ʃˈɑːpɪŋ mˈɔːl/
noun
‌a large building or enclosed area that consists of a group of shops
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1It used to be that if you were looking for a job, DIDN'T have a college degree, SPECIALIZED training, maybe you would go down to the Steel Mill, to the FACTORY or the Shopping Mall to get a job.
stadium
/ˈsteɪdiəm/
noun
a very large, often roofless, structure where sports events, etc. are held for an audience
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1That stadium hosted a number of nail-biting battles between the two schools.
2have a stadium.
3I should probably say stadia.
4Ten people was a stadium.
5He wants stadiums, bro.
station
/ˈsteɪʃən/
noun
a place or building where we can get on or off a train or bus
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1Pierre is at the railway station with his parents.
2This is station 38 reporting.
3Messy station slow things down.
4Caesar’s cavalry was stationed opposite Pompey’s.
5A Eurofighter squadron is stationed there.
station house
/stˈeɪʃən hˈaʊs/
noun
a building where police or firefighters work in

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swimming pool
/swˈɪmɪŋ pˈuːl/
noun
a building that provides people with a structure filled with water to swim in
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1Filling up the swimming pool?
2- No. - Is it a swimming pool?
3Some ships even had swimming pools!
4The incredible car featured a swimming pool with a diving board and a king-sized water bed.
5Daddy has taken the big boys into the swimming pool outside.
terminal
/ˈtɝmənəɫ/
noun
a building where trains, buses, planes, or ships start or finish their journey
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1The terminal has two MetroNap sleep pods.
2Where is my terminal?
3They have terminal illnesses.
4Do both terminals.
5Failure is not terminal.
theater
/ˈθiətɝ/
noun
a place, usually a building, with a stage where plays and shows are performed
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1Mothra’s first standalone film hit theaters the same year.
2Theater is back in person.
3The latest entry in the DC Extended Universe hits theaters on August 5, 2016.
4The movie hits theaters on July 29th, 2022.
5Theater, of course, women are at a gross disadvantage as designers, directors, artistic directors, and producers.
town hall
/tˈaʊn hˈɔːl/
noun
a building in which the officials of a town work
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1Bill Clinton had held town halls all around the country.
2Welcome to our Town Hall on the Infinite Loop Campus.
3Welcome to our Town Hall on the Infinite Loop Campus.
4We had a town hall.
5We have town halls.
municipal
/mjuˈnɪsəpəɫ/
adjective
involving or belonging to the government of a city, town, etc.
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1Municipal systems typically draw their water from sources like wells, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
2Many companies just fill their bottles from municipal taps after a quick extra filtration.
3Police brutality is draining your municipal investments, over $1.7 billion in the Chicago market alone.
4Municipal bonds act as a protective umbrella for your money against taxation.
5And a few days ago, I googled municipal broadband.

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