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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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centre Centre centred centring

Three others, including Nims, ended up in a more dangerous position - in the centre of a slope with large pillars of glacial ice precariously balanced to the left and right.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

During a supervised visit to a Ukrainian detention centre in February, AFP collected similar testimonies from foreign prisoners of war who had fought for Russia.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Zgurets, the head of the Defense Express analysis centre, said Ukraine needed a more complex response than just better interceptors.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

But on its busiest days, walking through the town can feel more like navigating the centre of a busy European city.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Copernicus had described a spherical universe with the sun at its centre.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The family home of the celebrated architect behind the Lloyd's building and the Pompidou Centre has been donated to the National Trust.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Tucked in an unassuming building on Centre Street is “31 Rue Cambon,” a “Chanel pop-up” from the artist and designer Tom Sachs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Money raised by her mountain climbs will now be used for the The Centre for Holistic Wellbeing and Recovery.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Humans haven't seen temperatures as hot as today for, arguably, at least the last 100,000 years," Samantha Burgess from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, which oversees Copernicus, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

On my way back to Texas, I suddenly remembered that during my two weeks in Scotland, the World Champions Centre had opened for business.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

However, debate in this island nation of almost 400,000 people centred more on its fishing industry rather than security concerns.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Parma chief of police Andrea Pagliaro told AFP the investigation centred around a gang of nine Moldavian suspects.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Speaking in Berlin on the same day, Environment Minister Carsten Schneider of junior coalition partner the centre-left SPD offered a radically different vision, centred on restoring rivers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Liverpool fans consider the club to have a specific set of values, centred around its working-class roots.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

For example, some evolutionary psychologists argue that ancient foraging bands were not composed of nuclear families centred on monogamous couples.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Gates's core explanation for his association with Epstein has been that the relationship was transactional, centring on discussions about philanthropy and potential funding for his foundation that ultimately came to nothing.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

Both Smale and Carey feel passionately about reclaiming the word geek and centring the show around a character who thinks learning is cool.

From BBC ● May 30, 2024

He chooses a distinct character, Peter Ronsard, a poet, to tell the story, and adopts a totally different point of view, centring all in the speaker’s justification of the woman who threw the glove.

From Browning and the Dramatic Monologue by S. S. (Samuel Silas) Curry