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Zentrum

noun · /ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm/ ·
Etymology

From Late Middle High German zentrum (also zenter), from Latin centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “centre of a circle, thorn”).

Translation

  1. center, centre; central point, the middle, e.g. of a circle literally, neuter, strong
  2. center, centre; focus, core, the main point neuter, strong

    im Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit

    at the center of attention

  3. center, centre; a place (or group of people) that dominates and influences its surroundings, e.g. a capital neuter, strong
  4. center, centre; a place set aside for some function or activity neuter, strong

    Jugendzentrum

    youth center

  5. center, centre; the moderate political parties, the mainstream (see also the proper noun below) neuter, strong
  6. center, centre; the centre of a group, ring, Lie algebra, etc. neuter, strong
  7. center, centre; the spaces d4, d5, e4, e5 on a chessboard neuter, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Zentrum Zentren
Accusative Zentrum Zentren
Dative Zentrum Zentren
Genitive Zentrums Zentren

Zentrum

name · /ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm/ ·
Etymology

From Late Middle High German zentrum (also zenter), from Latin centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “centre of a circle, thorn”).

Translation

  1. the Centre Party, a Catholic political party, chiefly in Imperial Germany and the Weimar Republic definite, proper-noun, strong, usually