centro

Definitions of centro
  1. noun
    a building dedicated to a particular activity
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    edificio, inmueble
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  2. noun
    a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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    entrañas
    the center of the Earth
    diana
    the center of a target
    centro de gravedad
    the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
    baricentro
    point representing the mean position of the matter in a body
    corazón
    the center of an object
    ombligo
    the center point or middle of something
    núcleo
    the positively charged dense center of an atom
    type of:
    punto
    the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
  3. noun
    an area that is approximately central within some larger region
    synonyms: cogollo, medio
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    Berlín
    capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
    Bruselas
    the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    París
    the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
    papel de estraza
    the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
    Atlanta
    state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
    charlestón
    state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
    types:
    centrocampo, mediocampo
    (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
    capital
    a seat of government
    sede
    the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
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    área
    a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
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