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civic centre

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
civic -cen-tre
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a building or building complex within a town, borough or city which houses municipal offices. Civic centres have generally replaced town halls in this role, though old town halls are often still in use.

British usage

noun

A convention centre, auditorium or arena, generally located near the center of town.

Usage

Inflected Forms

civic centres (plural) civic center (alternative)

Questions

What does civic centre mean?
a building or building complex within a town, borough or city which houses municipal offices. Civic centres have generally replaced town halls in this role, though old town halls are often still in use.

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