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centro-

American  
  1. variant of centri-.

    centrosphere.


centro- British  

combining form

  1. denoting a centre

    centroclinal

    centromere

    centrosome

    centrosphere

    centrist

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of centro-

from Greek kentron centre

Example Sentences

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Since 2024, the attorney general’s office has sent letters to 18 law enforcement agencies, including the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, the San Diego Police Department and the El Centro Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times

Cuando Kawhi Leonard crecía en Moreno Valley, solía acudir al All-Star Weekend de la NBA en Los Ángeles, en el pabellón entonces conocido como Staples Center, y se mezclaba con el público en el Centro de Convenciones de Los Ángeles durante las festividades.

From Los Angeles Times

After the Pretti shooting, Bovino was sent back to his posting in El Centro, Calif., and Scott was one of the officials sent to Minneapolis to help lower the temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the park was established in 2004, penguin colonies have been closely observed by researchers from the Centro de Investigaciones de Puerto Deseado of the Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, working alongside rangers from Monte Leon National Park.

From Science Daily

The Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha, a Twin Cities worker centre, is campaigning for DR Horton, America's largest home builder, and other large housing developers to speak up.

From BBC