centre
Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of centerAustralia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
» We drove through the centre of London.
Meaning
1 sensesAustralia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
Examples
336 sentencesWe drove through the centre of London.
This blog covers topics that centre on information infrastructure.
ruВ этом блоге освещаются темы, сгруппированные вокруг инфраструктуры информации. — Ooneykcall
The airport is quite far from the city centre.
ruАэропорт довольно далеко от центра города. — Klaus
deDer Flughafen ist ziemlich weit von der Stadtmitte entfernt. — Alois
I live in the town centre.
Я мешкаю в центрі міста. — deniko
ruЯ живу в центре города. — marafon
My office is in the city centre.
Мій офіс - у центрі міста. — aandrusiak
deMein Büro ist in der Innenstadt. — MUIRIEL
Origin
From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from AnFrom Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum.
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Forms
plural: centresSynonyms
9 synonyms- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game:center
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play:center
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game:center
- a building dedicated to a particular activity:center
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process:centernerve centernerve centre
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses:centercenter of attentioncentre of attention