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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIVIC CENTRE

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Civic centre is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CIVIC CENTRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

civic centre

Civic center

A civic center or civic centre is a prominent land area within a community that is constructed to be its focal point or center. It usually contains one or more dominant public buildings, which may also include a government building. Recently, the term "civic center" has been used in reference to an entire central business district of a community or a major shopping center in the middle of a community. In this type of civic center, special attention is paid to the way public structures are grouped and landscaped. In some American cities, a multi-purpose arena is named "Civic Center", for example Columbus Civic Center. Such "Civic Centers" combine venues for sporting events, theaters, concerts and similar events. In Australia Civic Centre is used as a brand of Shopping Centre.

Definition of civic centre in the English dictionary

The definition of civic centre in the dictionary is the public buildings of a town, including recreational facilities and offices of local administration.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIVIC CENTRE

civic
civic hall
civic society
Civic Trust
civic university
civically
civicism
civics
civies
civil
Civil Aviation Authority
civil day
civil death
civil defence
civil disobedience
civil engineer
civil engineering
civil law
civil liberty
civil list

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIVIC CENTRE

business centre
call centre
centre
city centre
community centre
concentre
conference centre
convention centre
drop-in centre
fitness centre
garden centre
health centre
information centre
rencontre
resource centre
right-of-centre
service centre
shopping centre
the Centre
town centre
training centre

Synonyms and antonyms of civic centre in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «civic centre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIVIC CENTRE

Find out the translation of civic centre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of civic centre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «civic centre» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

市民中心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

centro cívico
570 millions of speakers

English

civic centre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिविक सेंटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مركز المدنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общественный центр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centro cívico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাগরিক কেন্দ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

centre civique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pusat sivik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bürgerzentrum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

市民会館
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시민 센터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pusat sipil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung tâm hành chính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிமை மையம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नागरी केंद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sivil merkezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

centro civico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

centrum obywatelskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

громадський центр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centru civic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστικό κέντρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

burgersentrum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Civic Center
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

civic center
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of civic centre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVIC CENTRE»

The term «civic centre» is regularly used and occupies the 68.275 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVIC CENTRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «civic centre» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «civic centre» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about civic centre

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIVIC CENTRE»

Discover the use of civic centre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to civic centre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to ...
Vernon Civic Centre. Canadian Architect 12 no 10 (Oct 1967) 50-59. 46 ill, plans, En Brief descriptions with photographs and plans of the City Hall, Public Safety Building and Fire Hall, Library-Museum, and Recreation Centre of the Vernon ...
Loren R. Lerner, Mary F. Williamson, 1991
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New Stone Architecture
The central portion of the building survived and was to be incorporated into a two -storey building to house a town hall and civic centre. This existing fragment of load-bearing masonry forms the main entry to the new building, which is ...
David Dernie, 2003
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The Concrete Dragon
Courtesy InstItut d'asIe orIentale and Communists; and bombings by the Japanese in the spring of 1932 drove tens of thousands of Chinese refugees into the international settlements.38 Eventually all construction at the Civic Centre came to a ...
Thomas J. Campanella, 2011
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The American Civic Center: Urban Ideals and Compromise on ...
"A Chance for the Civic Centre." New York Times Sep 25 1912: 12. "A Civic Centre of Music." New York Times Jun 8 1922: 14. "A Civic Centre." New York Times Jul 16 1911: 8. "A Respite for the Park." New York Times May 28 1924: 22.
Jonathan Ritter, 2007
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Pictorial History Canberra
Mary Machen. Prime Minister Stanley Bruce opens Civic Centre on 3 December 1927 u>ith the words, 'I decline to use the term Civic Centre.' (Source unknown) Work begins at the site of the Russian Orthodox Church ...
Mary Machen, 2000
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The Practice of Modernism: Modern Architects and Urban ...
Anon, 'Civic Centre', Architecture and Building, 1958, vol. 33, pp. 165–71. B. Cherry and N. Pevsner, London 4: London, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002, p. 594. Anon, 'Nothing to fear from “New Town” plan', Ilford Recorder , ...
John R. Gold, 2007
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A History of the Edmonton City Market, 1900-2000: Urban ...
The plan, presented to council by Webb and Knapp on 22 March 1962, showed the civic centre reconceived primarily as a place for business highrises buttressed by tourism (hotel) and convention facilities. The market, with no development ...
Kathryn Chase Merrett, 2001
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Views of the Sault
Marie Civic Centre 99 Foster Drive "£?ault Ste. Marie reminded me so much of my native Dublin, J7reland. The configuration, wate>*, lay-out . . . everything seemed so familial. But it was the people who were so friendly that, immediately, it just ...
Heather Ingram, 1995
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Transport Yearbook 2006: Information, Sources and Contacts
Information, Sources and Contacts Transport Statistics Users Group (TSUG), Stationery Office. Plymouth City Council Address: Civic Centre, Plymouth PL1 2EW Tel: 01752668000 Fax: 01752304819 Email: ...
Transport Statistics Users Group (TSUG), Stationery Office, 2005
10
Killers: The Origins Of Iron Maiden 1975-1983
... USA Civic Center, Huntington, USA Ohio Center, Columbus, USA Centrum, Worcester, USA Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA City Island, Harrisburg, USA Civic Centre, Portland, USA Civic Centre, Providence, USA Civic Centre ...
Neil Daniels, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIVIC CENTRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term civic centre is used in the context of the following news items.
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We owe 'no rent' to NDMC for Civic Centre, claims SDMC
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation today claimed that it "does not owe" any rent to the Civic Centre-headquartered NDMC here, and said ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
2
New submarine festival kicks off this weekend
The festival is a combined effort of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, the Capitol Civic Centre, the Rahr-West Art Museum, the Manitowoc ... «Herald Times Reporter, Jul 15»
3
Summer Budget protest: Newcastle anti-austerity campaigners call …
... met at Princess Square before marching up Northumberland Street and ending at Newcastle Civic Centre, where a number of activists spoke. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
4
Plymouth golf club's plans for 77-metre wind turbine rejected by …
The Herald first revealed the plans in April 2014, noting how it would dwarf the 53m Civic Centre in height if given the go-ahead. The plan was ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
5
Hardy evacuation order reduced to alert
... Upper Carnarvon and Mayors Way began to be evacuated, and an Emergency Operations Centre was set up at the Port Hardy Civic Centre. «Campbell River Mirror, Jul 15»
6
Newcastle Pride could boost city coffers by £8m experts say
As well as live entertainment, the event will also see themed areas such as family zones, and a parade from Newcastle Civic Centre. Prior to ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
7
Organ donors, transplants and registrations, are up: Trillium
Marie also got into the swing of things in the spring with a week-long awareness blitz that saw events take place at the Civic Centre and Sault ... «Sault Star, Jul 15»
8
Watch 1930 film advertising Birmingham as workshop to the world
It also says the city has a new civic centre and Hall of Memory. The film is one of an extraordinary collection of old films which have been ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
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Wolverhampton Civic Centre £22m revamp 'excessive'
A multi-million pound revamp of Wolverhampton's civic centre has been labelled excessive by opposition councillors on the city council. «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
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Gay Wedding Show at Civic Centre during Newcastle Pride 2015 …
And now a host of top North East venues will descend on Newcastle Civic Centre on Sunday, July 19, to outline what they offer for same sex ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Civic centre [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/civic-centre>. Apr 2024 ».
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