"city centre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: city centres [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} city centre (plural city centres)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative form of city center Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: city center
    Sense id: en-city_centre-en-noun-U-~tvJAJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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