Zentrum

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin centrum (centre), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, centre of a circle, thorn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm/
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Noun

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Zentrum n (strong, genitive Zentrums, plural Zentren)

  1. center, centre; central point
    Synonyms: Mitte, Mittelpunkt, Kern, Hauptsache
    Antonyms: Rand, Hülle, Oberfläche, Peripherie, Nebensache
  2. (politics) the centre, the moderate political parties
  3. (politics) the Centre Party, a Catholic political party in pre-war Germany
  4. (mathematics) the centre of a group, ring, Lie algebra, etc.
  5. (chess) the spaces d4, d5, e4, e5 on a chessboard

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Zentrum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Zentrum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Zentrum” in Duden online

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Noun

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Zentrum n (plural Zentre)

  1. center

Further reading

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Plautdietsch

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Noun

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Zentrum n (plural --)

  1. center