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

Bovino was sent back down to El Centro and lost his social media privileges, where he had long posted cringe-inducing videos about what a swell guy he was.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, your last week coincided with the publication of a New York Times profile of you railing at enemies while downing coffee at a burger bar in El Centro.

From Los Angeles Times

Naval air stations in the Central Valley city of Lemoore and El Centro in Imperial County canceled public air shows planned for this month out of safety concerns.

From Los Angeles Times

For two days after the Tuesday appointment, Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez, 28, and her children could not be found by her family attorney Nikolas De Bremaeker of Centro Legal de la Raza, who said federal officers gave misleading information about their whereabouts before the three were deported.

From Los Angeles Times

Since 2024, the attorney general’s office has sent letters to 18 law enforcement agencies, including the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, the San Diego Police Department and the El Centro Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times