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  centre

  noun

  center.
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  Centre

  noun

  the sparsely inhabited central region of Australia

centre

American  

[sen-ter] / ˈsɛn tər /

noun

Chiefly British.

centred, centring

1. center.

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centre ¹ British  

/ ˈsɛntə /

noun

1. geometry

   1. the midpoint of any line or figure, esp the point within a circle or sphere that is equidistant from any point on the circumference or surface

   2. the point within a body through which a specified force may be considered to act, such as the centre of gravity

2. the point, axis, or pivot about which a body rotates

3. a point, area, or part that is approximately in the middle of a larger area or volume

4. a place at which some specified activity is concentrated

   a shopping centre

5. a person or thing that is a focus of interest

6. a place of activity or influence

   a centre of power

7. a person, group, policy, or thing in the middle

8. (usually capital) politics

   1. a political party or group favouring moderation, esp the moderate members of a legislative assembly

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Centre-Left alliance

9. physiol any part of the central nervous system that regulates a specific function

   respiratory centre

10. a bar with a conical point upon which a workpiece or part may be turned or ground

11. a punch mark or small conical hole in a part to be drilled, which enables the point of the drill to be located accurately

12. sport

    1. a player who plays in the middle of the forward line

    2. the act or an instance of passing the ball from a wing to the middle of the field, court, etc

13. basketball

    1. the position of a player who jumps for the ball at the start of play

    2. the player in this position

14. archery

    1. the ring around the bull's eye

    2. a shot that hits this ring

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verb

1. to move towards, mark, put, or be at a centre

2. (tr) to focus or bring together

   to centre one's thoughts

3. to have as a main point of view or theme

   the novel centred on crime

4. (tr) to adjust or locate (a workpiece or part) using a centre

5. (intr; foll by on or round) to have as a centre

6. (tr) sport to pass (the ball) into the middle of the field or court

Centre ² British  

noun

1. the sparsely inhabited central region of Australia

2. a region of central France: generally low-lying; drained chiefly by the Rivers Loire, Loir, and Cher

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Etymology

Origin of centre

C14: from Latin centrum the stationary point of a compass, from Greek kentron needle, from kentein to prick

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Example Sentences

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centre Centre centred centring

One species potentially at risk was the Bulmer's fruit bat, the centre wrote.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Gloucester centre Seb Atkinson and Exeter wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso are also included after successfully negotiating injury comebacks for their clubs this weekend.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

"The Papua LNG footprint will pass through densely forested landscapes, fragile ecosystem, floodplains and mangrove-covered coastlines," the centre wrote in a letter seen by AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

However, plans for a new university heritage and visitor centre, external, to be built in the Quad on the site of the current administration building, are going ahead.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The figures on the cornice symbolize the mathematical sciences, with Urania, the muse of astronomy, in the centre.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Roni Kokkola, an information security specialist at the National Cyber Security Centre at Finland's Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, would not rule out cyber interference "as far as Finland is concerned."

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Ukraine's Centre for Strategic Communication, a government-backed project set up to counter Russian propaganda and online threats, said "Russians have hacked" the app.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Now she receives free dermal filler for life through The Welsh Centre for Cleft Lip and Palate based in Morriston Hospital in Swansea, something she feels extremely fortunate to have.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

On the bandstand of Promenade Gardens in Georgetown, the bagpipes of the National Piping Centre could be heard alongside traditional Guyanese drummers in a collaboration of musical styles.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

I thought about the buggy I would buy, all the time I would spend in Trotters and at the Early Learning Centre sizing up adorable outfits and educational toys.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

In June, Lee announced a public-private partnership centred on "three mega-projects" -- aiming to expand chip production hubs nationwide, establish robotics research and development centres, and build gigawatt-scale AI data centres.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The case centred on his contacts with a JSK official who was also associated with the MAK.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“PLS continues to demonstrate its countercyclical investment strategy with a development approach centred on being in the market to reap outsize benefit from price fly-up scenarios,” analyst Mitch Ryan says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

It also spawned a number of events centred around the Brits, with community-focused initiatives, educational engagement, networking events and other programmes held in Manchester in the weeks leading up to the ceremony.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The big circle centred on the equant point is called a deferent.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

The raids were linked by Paris prosecutors to an inquiry launched exactly a year ago into allegations of embezzlement, forgery and fraud centring on Le Pen's party.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025

But three former senior Barclays executives were acquitted after they became the first bankers to face a jury around criminal allegations centring on the 2008 crisis.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024

Before launching into the song Betty she hinted that Welsh folklore was part of the inspiration for the LP's creation, centring as it does around a "woman wandering through nature".

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024

Ovechkin went to the net where he neatly deflected a hard centring pass from Max Pacioretty into the top corner.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

These varied more or less from place to place, centring as they did largely on local features which were regarded as embodiments or vehicles of divine or of diabolic power.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston

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