# ymca

**Pronunciation:** YMCA

**CEFR level:** A2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Ymca means 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....

## Examples

- The article uses ymca to mean (preceded by definite article) A particular dance in which the arms and body are....
- The teacher asked students to find ymca in the reading.
- Check the words around ymca to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the ymca — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a ymca.
- ymca in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked ymca in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- ymca example — The teacher gave a ymca example.
- ymca meaning — We checked the ymca meaning before moving on.

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