YMCA

noun \ˌwī-ˌem-(ˌ)sē-ˈā\

Definition of YMCA

: an international organization that promotes the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare originally of young men

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Young Men's Christian Association

First Known Use: 1881

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