YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
\jˈʌŋ mˈɛnz kɹˈɪst͡ʃən ɐsˈə͡ʊsɪˈe͡ɪʃən], \jˈʌŋ mˈɛnz kɹˈɪstʃən ɐsˈəʊsɪˈeɪʃən], \j_ˈʌ_ŋ m_ˈɛ_n_z k_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_tʃ_ə_n ɐ_s_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ__ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
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An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare of young men, founded, June 6, 1844, by George Williams (knighted therefor by Queen Victoria) in London.
By Noah Webster.
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This organization was first established in the United States at Boston in 1851, having originated in London in 1844. The present ( 1894) aggregate membership of the 1438 American Associations is 245,809, and the net value of their property $14,208,043.
By John Franklin Jameson
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