ADJ
- dead, very
- We've bought a flat in the very centre of Cambridge
- city, town
- soft
- chocolates with soft centres
PREP
- at the ~ (of)
- at the centre of the universe
- in the ~ (of)
- a museum in the centre of Birmingham
PHRASES
- the centre of the city, the centre of (the) town
ADJ
- important, leading, main, major, nerve (figurative)
- the economic nerve centre of Germany
- international, local, national, regional, world
- commercial, cultural, economic, financial, industrial, trading, urban
- London is one of the main financial centres of the world
PREP
- ~ for
- The university is a major centre for scientific research
PHRASES
- a centre of excellence (= a place where a particular kind of work is done well), a centre of government/population/power 3 the centre moderate
- political position
- left/right of centre
- Politically, she is slightly left of centre
CENTRE + NOUN
- party
- ground
- a party that occupies the centre ground of British politics