YWCA

noun \ˌwī-ˌdə-bəl-yu̇-(ˌ)sē-ˈā, -ˌdə-bə-yu̇-\

Definition of YWCA

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

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Young Women's Christian Association

First Known Use: 1884

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