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

Since the park was established in 2004, penguin colonies have been closely observed by researchers from the Centro de Investigaciones de Puerto Deseado of the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, working alongside rangers from Monte Leon National Park.

From Science Daily

The Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha, a Twin Cities worker centre, is campaigning for DR Horton, America's largest home builder, and other large housing developers to speak up.

From BBC

In the aftermath of the shooting, Gregory Bovino, who has orchestrated high-intensity immigration sweeps and arrests in a string of Democratic-led cities since early 2025, was removed from his role as Border Patrol commander at large and reassigned to his former post in El Centro, California.

From Salon

“The guzzler is something Chief Bovino wants, because he has an affinity for the Big Horn Sheep and wants to see them prosper,” a watch commander for the El Centro sector said in an email in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times

Before he rose to national prominence, Bovino, as chief of Border Patrol’s El Centro sector, oversaw the small stretch of the border the sheep inhabit.

From Los Angeles Times