Meanings
nouncity centre (plural city centres)
plural city centres
- UK standard spelling of city center.
The strategy bemoaned InterCity being "rooted" in city centres, where the number of residents had declined substantially since 1960. Today, the city centre location is seen as a definite advantage over air travel.
2020 January 2, David Clough, “How InterCity came back from the brink”, in Rail, page 66
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
city centre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20centre
MLA
“city centre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20centre. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “city centre,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20centre.
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