YMCA

English

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

YMCA

  1. Initialism of Young Men's Christian Association.

Noun

YMCA (plural YMCAs)

  1. A hostel or other facility operated by the Young Men's Christian Association.
    Synonym: (informal) Y
  2. (preceded by definite article) A particular dance in which the arms and body are used to imitate the letters Y, M, C, and A, in succession, danced to the Village People song Y.M.C.A.

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Anagrams

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from English YMCA.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈimka]

Proper noun

YMCA n

  1. YMCA

Further reading
  • “YMCA”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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