'Centre' definitions:

Definition of 'Centre'

(from WordNet)
noun
A low-lying region in central France
noun
An area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" [syn: center, centre, middle, heart, eye]
noun
A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure [syn: center, centre, midpoint]
noun
A place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" [syn: center, centre]
noun
The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering [syn: center, centre]
noun
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty- gritty]
noun
The object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party" [syn: center, centre, center of attention, centre of attention]
noun
A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere" [syn: center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre]
noun
A building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research" [syn: center, centre]
verb
Move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered" [syn: center, centre]
verb
Direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet]

Definition of 'Centre'

From: GCIDE
  • Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. Centered or Centred (s[e^]n"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Centering or Centring.]
  • 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. [1913 Webster]
  • Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
  • Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Center

Definition of 'Centre'

From: GCIDE
  • Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\, v. t.
  • 1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To collect to a point; to concentrate. [1913 Webster]
  • Thy joys are centered all in me alone. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center. [1913 Webster] Centerbit

Definition of 'centre'

From: GCIDE
  • centre \cen"tre\, n. & v. See Center. [chiefly British] [WordNet 1.5]

Centre, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Centre, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000) :
3216
Housing Units (2000) :
1515
Land area (2000) :
10.968141 sq. miles (28.407354 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.105972 sq. miles (0.274466 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
11.074113 sq. miles (28.681820 sq. km)
FIPS code :
13648
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
34.159181 N, 85.674742 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
35960
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Centre -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Centre -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
135758
Housing Units (2000) :
53161
Land area (2000) :
1107.533150 sq. miles (2868.497568 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
4.317701 sq. miles (11.182795 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1111.850851 sq. miles (2879.680363 sq. km)
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.887275 N, 77.834459 W

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