the National Exhibition Centre
🔊/ðə ˌnæʃnəl eksɪˈbɪʃn sentə(r)/
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(abbreviation the NEC)
a large centre for exhibitions and conferences near Birmingham in England, opened in 1976. It holds hundreds of events every year.