centre centre /ˈsɛntɝ/

noun

1. [Canadian, British] A building dedicated to a particular activity  ( centre [Canadian, British] , center [American] )
   a building dedicated to a particular activity
    They were raising money to build a new center for research
   they were raising money to build a new center for research
   
   
2. [Canadian, British] A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process  ( centre [Canadian, British] , nerve center [American] , nerve centre [Canadian, British] , center [American] )
   a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
    In most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
   in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
   
3. [Canadian, British] The object upon which interest and attention focuses  ( center of attention [American] , centre [Canadian, British] , centre of attention [Canadian, British] , center [American] )
   the object upon which interest and attention focuses
    His stories made him the center of the party
   his stories made him the center of the party
   
4. [Canadian, British] The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience  ( centre [Canadian, British] , gist , heart and soul , inwardness , kernel , marrow , meat , nitty-gritty , nub , center [American] , core , essence , heart , pith , substance , sum )
   the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    The gist of the prosecutor's argument
   the gist of the prosecutor's argument
    The heart and soul of the Republican Party
   the heart and soul of the Republican Party
    The nub of the story
   the nub of the story
   
5. [Canadian, British] The sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering  ( center [American] , centre [Canadian, British] )
   the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
   
   
6. [Canadian, British] A place where some particular activity is concentrated  ( centre [Canadian, British] , center [American] )
   a place where some particular activity is concentrated
    They received messages from several centers
   they received messages from several centers
   
7. [Canadian, British] A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure  ( centre [Canadian, British] , midpoint , center [American] )
   a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
    The town centre was bustling with activity
   The town centre was bustling with activity
   
   
8. An area that is approximately central within some larger region  ( centre , eye , heart [British] , center [American] , middle )
   an area that is approximately central within some larger region
    It is in the center of town
   it is in the center of town
    They ran forward into the heart of the struggle
   they ran forward into the heart of the struggle
    They were in the eye of the storm
   they were in the eye of the storm
   

verb

1. Direct one's attention on something  ( centre , pore , rivet , center , concentrate , focus )
   direct one's attention on something
    Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
   Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
   
2. Move into the center  ( center [American] , centre )
   move into the center
    That vase in the picture is not centered
   That vase in the picture is not centered
   

 Centre

noun

1. A low-lying region in central France  ( Centre , Centre-Val de Loire )
   a low-lying region in central France