centro-

American  

1. variant of centri-.

   centrosphere.

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centro- British  

combining form

1. denoting a centre

   centroclinal

   centromere

   centrosome

   centrosphere

   centrist

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Etymology

Origin of centro-

from Greek kentron _centre

Example Sentences

Michael Abatti, 63, was taken into custody in El Centro at about 3:20 pm, according to a news release from the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times

On Dec. 2, detectives served multiple search warrants on Abatti family residences and properties, as well as vehicles and camp trailers, in El Centro.

From Los Angeles Times

The couple lived in El Centro before Kerri Abatti left in 2023 for Pinetop-Lakeside, Ariz. — her hometown in the eastern White Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times

A visit to Pinetop — the town where Kerri was born and which is more than 400 miles from the couple’s primary residence in El Centro — leaves the impression that she came here not only to escape from an unhappy marriage, but to rediscover the familiar joy and comfort this place once provided her.

From Los Angeles Times

Detectives with the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday served warrants on the El Centro, Calif., home of Mike Abatti, as well as multiple structures and properties associated with Abatti’s family and their business operations, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times