Meaning of centre In English

• 0 the middle point or part:

  • There was a large table in the centre of the room.

  • the town centre

  • She's the centre of attention everywhere she goes.

  • Mark was at the centre of the argument.

  • A social worker was at the centre of the scandal.

• 1 a place or building, especially one where a particular activity happens:

  • a sports/leisure/health centre

  • a garden/shopping centre

  • Grants will be given to establish centres of excellence (= places where a particular activity is done extremely well) in this field of research.

• 2 in politics, the people in a group who hold opinions that are not extreme but are between two opposites:

  • His political views are known to be left of/right of centre.

  • a centre left party

• 3 to put something in the middle of an area:

  • Centre (= put at equal distances from the left and right sides of the page) all the headings in this document.

• 4 a building, office, etc. that is used for a particular business or activity:

  • a conference centre

  • The retailer has a customer service centre in Dundee and distribution centres in Dundee and Livingston.

• 5 an area, city, or country which is known for a particular business or activity and where a lot of business, etc. takes place:

  • centre for sth Hong Kong has long been recognized as a centre for the production of jade jewellery.

  • commercial/financial/industrial centre Dubai is acknowledged to be the commercial centre of the Middle East.

• 6 the main part of a town or city, where most of its offices, stores, etc. are:

  • town/city centre Most commuters travel into the city centre by public transport.

• 7 the central department in a company or organization:

  • For the immediate future, the Sydney branch will be run from the centre.