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centre^¹

/ˈsɛntəː/ UK
[ˈsɛntʰəː] UK
/ˈsɛntɚ/ US
[ˈsɛntʰɚ] ~ [ˈsɛntʰɹ̩] US
/ˈsɛɾ̃ɚ/ US
[ˈsɛɾ̃ɚ] ~ [ˈsɛɾ̃ɹ̩] US
/ˈsɪntɚ/
[ˈsɪ̟ntʰɚ] ~ [ˈsɪ̟ntʰɹ̩]
/ˈsɪɾ̃ɚ/
[ˈsɪ̟ɾ̃ɚ] ~ [ˈsɪ̟ɾ̃ɹ̩]

Sounds like sinner, sender, cinter, cinder (pin–pen merger, nt-flapping) · Rhymes with -ɛntə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum.

noun centres · center

Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center. So after a short spell in the brass foundry the wisest course was to follow with a similar period in the steel foundry, where much important work was done, including the manufacture of centres for wheels.

verb centres · centring · centreing · centred · center

Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, alternative Alternative spelling of center One controversy which has not had an airing in discussion of the new Transport Bill is that centring on the status of the Pullman Car Co.

Centre^²

proper noun

A former administrative region of France, now named Centre-Val de Loire.
A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Alabama.
Centre County, Pennsylvania.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nerve centre, middle, midpoint, center, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet, eye, nerve center, heart, centerpiece, centred, centered, central, centrum

Translations

Every language

name administrative region of France

日本語	サントル地域圏 Santoru chiiki-ken
中文	中央 Zhōngyāng
Português	Centro
Français	Centre, région Centre
Deutsch	Centre
Italiano	Centro, regione Centro
Русский	Центр Centr

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@misc{centre_2026,
  title = {centre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}