centro-

1. variant of centri-.

   centrosphere.

centro-

combining form

1. denoting a centre

   centroclinal

   centromere

   centrosome

   centrosphere

   centrist

Word History and Origins

Origin of centro-¹

from Greek kentron _centre

Example Sentences

An Intersect donation to the nonprofit Centro la Familia Advocacy Services was used to give away 250 high-efficiency window air-conditioning units to households close to the Darden site this summer.

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“The individuals were free to walk away and terminate the encounter, decline to answer questions and refuse to provide requested identification documents,” Kyle Harvick, who heads patrol for the El Centro Sector, said in a court declaration defending the practice used across the Southern California raids.

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Border chief of the El Centro sector who has been leading operations in Southern California, recorded a video in front of the statehouse shortly after.

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Frimpong didn’t seem moved and questioned the government’s reliance on two high-ranking officials who have played a key role in the raids in Southern California: Kyle Harvick, a Border Patrol agent in charge of El Centro, and Andre Quinones, deputy field office director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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The appointee of President Biden questioned the government’s reliance on two high-ranking officials who have played a key role in the raids in Southern California: Kyle Harvick, a Border Patrol agent in charge of El Centro, and Andre Quinones, deputy field office director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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