Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Young Men's Christian Association
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- initialism Young Men's Christian Association.
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Examples
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They might decide to continue to participate at the Y, and the Beaverton Family YMCA is one option.
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After the conference, Phildius proceeded to Scandinavia to recruit additional secretaries to maintain YMCA POW work in the Central Power nations.
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Keeny remained in YMCA service and coordinated relief efforts by the Association, the American Relief Agency, the American Friends Service Committee, and the American Red Cross for Polish and Soviet prisoners of war after end of the Russo-Polish War in March 1921.
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Two years later, he took on the additional position of dean of the Pacific Southwest Summer School to train YMCA secretaries.
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Because of the cutback in YMCA operations, Jacob decided in
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The grand duke, who spoke English and whose mother was a British princess, showed deep interest in YMCA work and arranged for his adjutant to take them on a tour of Hessian prison camps.
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From this start, von Schlümbach established the Berlin YMCA in January 1883, based on the American model.
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As a child, I was in YMCA Indian Guides (now more appropriately called Adventure Guides) and spent many pleasant hours ambling around placid lakes (not to be confused with Lake Placid) earning patches of various kinds.
Archive 2008-03-01 Prof. de Breeze 2008
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The important influence of the YMCA is revealed on the last three pages of the newspaper.
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As a child, I was in YMCA Indian Guides (now more appropriately called Adventure Guides) and spent many pleasant hours ambling around placid lakes (not to be confused with Lake Placid) earning patches of various kinds.
Reason #171 for academics staying indoors Prof. de Breeze 2008
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