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types of centre
a shopping centre
• They are building a huge new shopping centre just outside the town.
an information centre
• For further details contact the Tourist Information Centre.
a visitor centre
• The forest has a visitor centre with information and refreshment facilities.
a leisure centre
British English (= for sport and other leisure activities )
• There's a leisure centre with a swimming pool, a sauna, and a gymnasium.
a sports centre
• You could join exercise classes at your local sports centre.
a garden centre
British English (= where you can buy plants, trees etc )
• The garden centre stocks a wide variety of houseplants.
an arts centre
(= for art, music, theatre, film etc )
• Shall we go to the concert at the arts centre on Saturday?
an exhibition centre
• The exhibition centre has an interesting display of contemporary art.
a research centre
• the new research centre at King's College Hospital
a conference centre
• Westgate Hotel has sixty bedrooms and a conference centre.
a training centre
• He was a new recruit at the police training centre.
a health/medical centre
(= where there are several doctors you can see for medical treatment )
• The village has a small school and a health centre.
a community centre
(= where people living in an area can go for social events, classes etc )
• The church has been converted into a community centre.
an education centre
• Many elderly people come to the education centre to learn to use computers.
a job centre
(= a place in Britain where jobs are advertised )
• I got the job through an advertisement at the job centre.
a youth centre
(= where young people can go to meet and take part in activities )
• The money will be used to provide a youth centre.
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a financial centre
• Boston is a leading financial centre.
a business centre
• The company has branches worldwide in fifteen major business centres.
a commercial centre
• Our city is the biggest commercial centre in the country.
a cultural centre
• Paris was then the cultural centre of Europe.
a tourist centre
• Our destination was Queenstown, a tourist centre set amid mountains and lakes.
a trading centre
• The town was a trading centre for the Romans.
a major centre for/of something
• The region has been named as a major centre of international terrorism.
a world centre for/of something
• The Asian Pacific Rim is a major world centre of commerce, industry, and economic activity.
an international centre for/of something
• Zurich is an international centre of finance.
a national centre for/of something
• The gardens are a national centre for botanical research.
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noun middle point/part of sth ADJ. dead, very We've bought a flat in the very centre of Cambridge. | city, town | soft chocolates with soft centres PREP. at the ~ (of) at the centre of the universe | in the ~ (of) a museum in the centre of Birmingham PHRASES the centre of the city, the centre of (the) town important place for sth ADJ. important, leading, main, major, nerve (figurative) the economic nerve centre of Germany | international, local, national, regional, world | commercial, cultural, economic, financial, industrial, trading, urban London is one of the main financial centres of the world. PREP. ~ for The university is a major centre for scientific research. PHRASES a centre of excellence (= a place where a particular kind of work is done well), a centre of government/population/power 3 the centre moderate political position CENTRE + NOUN party | ground a party that occupies the centre ground of British politics PHRASES left/right of centre Politically, she is slightly left of centre.
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