Zentrum
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm/
“Zentrum” is a German word. Its 8 meanings in English:
noun
- central point, the middle, e.g. of a circle
- focus, core, the main point
- a place (or group of people) that dominates and influences its surroundings, e.g. a capital
- a place set aside for some function or activity
- the moderate political parties, the mainstream (see also the proper noun below)
- the centre of a group, ring, Lie algebra, etc.
- the spaces d4, d5, e4, e5 on a chessboard
proper noun
Etymology
From Late Middle High German zentrum (also zenter), from Latin centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “centre of a circle, thorn”).
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