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Word List: Places in a town
- kindergarten, kindergartens [ˈkɪndɐˌɡaːɐ̯tn̩]
(noun) - Definition:
- an educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6
- Example:
- I need to bring my child to the kindergarten.
- school, schools [sku:l]
(noun) - Definition:
- an institution dedicated to teaching and learning
- Example:
- School starts at 8 am.
- high school, high schools [hī sku:l]
(noun) - Definition:
- an institution which provides all or part of secondary education
- Example:
- I will enter high school next year.
- university, universities [juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː]
(noun) - Definition:
- an institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18)
- Example:
- I study at the university in town.
- train station, train stations [treɪn ˈsteɪʃǝn]
(noun) - Definition:
- a place where trains stop for passengers to get on and get off
- Example:
- I will meet you at the train station.
- Synonym(s):railroad station
- hospital, hospitals [ˈhäˌspitl]
(noun) - Definition:
- a building designed to diagnose and treat the sick, injured or dying people
- Example:
- I have to go to the hospital.
- post office, post offices [pəʊst ˈɒfɪs]
(noun) - Definition:
- a building, office or shop concerned with the business of delivering letters, post or mail
- Example:
- Can we stop at the post office, please?
- church, churches [tʃɜː(ɹ)tʃ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a religious house of worship, a building where religious services take place
- Example:
- We go to church on Sunday mornings.
- cinema, cinemas [ˈsinəmə]
(noun) - Definition:
- a public place to watch movies
- Example:
- Let's go to the cinema tonight!
- shop, shops [ʃɒp]
(noun) - Definition:
- a place to buy things
- Example:
- There is a shop around the corner.
- park, parks [pɑː(r)k]
(noun) - Definition:
- a public piece of ground for games, walking, riding, ...
- Example:
- Let's take a walk in the park.
- fire station, fire stations [faɪɚ steɪʃǝn]
(noun) - Definition:
- the building where fire fighters and fire trucks are housed when not answering an alarm
- Example:
- Look, there is the fire station!
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/places-in-a-town/
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