Definition of City centre

1. Noun. The central part of a city.

Exact synonyms: Central City, City Center
Generic synonyms: Center, Centre, Eye, Heart, Middle
Group relationships: City, Metropolis, Urban Center

Lexicographical Neighbors of City Centre

cittosis
city
city-born
city-bred
city-council
city administrator
city administrators
city banker
city bankers
city block
city blocks
city boy
city boys
city break
city center
city centre (current term)
city council
city councils
city desk
city district
city editor
city father
city fathers
city girl
city girls
city hall
city halls
city limit
city limits
city line

Literary usage of City centre

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oecd Territorial Reviews by Oecd (2001)
"1n order to achieve this aim, a wide range of activities, with a particular focus on the city centre, has been adopted. For example, the Phoenix ..."

2. Delivering the Goods: 21st Century Challenges to Urban Goods Transport by (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Working Group on Urban Freight Logistics, SourceOECD (Online service) (2003)
"In Belgium, a measure to ban heavy goods vehicles traffic from the city centre and certain other parts of the city is being studied in Brussels. ..."

3. The Creative City by Charles Landry, Franco Bianchini (1995)
"The project resulted in increased use of nearby museums, helped develop a riverfront restaurant culture, enhanced the city centre and counteracted the trend ..."

4. Space and the Architect: Lessons in Architecture 2 by Herman Hertzberger (2000)
"1969-73 Urban plan for city extension and structure plan, Deventer 1974 City centre plan, Eindhoven (with Van den Broek & Bakema) 1975 Housing, ..."

5. Report of the Hundred and Twenty Second Round Table on Transport Economics by ECMT Staff, (Paris) European Conference of Ministers, Ecmt, Centre Economic Research, Economic Research Centre, (Paris) Round Table on Transport Economi (2003)
"CANNES' UTP - Regulation of motorised traffic flows; - Accessibility of the city centre; - Extension of public transport services. The pro-active scenario ..."

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