Meanings
nountown centre (plural town centres)
plural town centres · alternative town center
- UKThe main commercial or business area of a town, containing the principal shops, banks, restaurants and public traffic hub.
Near-synonyms: city centre, city center
Synonyms: central business district, downtown, city centre, city center
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe main commercial or business area of a town, containing the principal shops, banks, restaurants and public traffic hub.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 市中心
- 市中心 (shìzhōngxīn)main commercial or business area of a town
Danish bycentrum
- bycentrummain commercial or business area of a town
Finnish keskusta
- keskustamain commercial or business area of a town
French centre-ville
- centre-villemain commercial or business area of a town
German Stadtzentrum, Innenstadt
- Stadtzentrummain commercial or business area of a town
- Innenstadtmain commercial or business area of a town
- Ortszentrummain commercial or business area of a town
Icelandic miðbær
- miðbærmain commercial or business area of a town
Norwegian Bokmål bysentrum
- bysentrummain commercial or business area of a town
Polish śródmieście
- śródmieściemain commercial or business area of a town
Spanish centro urbano
- centro urbanomain commercial or business area of a town
Cite this entry
APA
town centre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20centre
MLA
“town centre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20centre. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “town centre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20centre.
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