collocation · neutral
city centre
UK/ˈsɪti ˈsentə/US/ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər/CIT·y CEN·tre
The central area of a city where shops, offices and transport are concentrated.
Examples
“There are more restaurants in the city centre than in the suburbs.”
“My office is located in the city centre, so my commute is short.”
“On weekends the city centre gets very crowded with shoppers.”
Band 8 sentence
“I prefer to rent near the city centre since it dramatically reduces my commute and gives me easy access to cultural venues.”
Collocations
- located in the city centre
- right in the city centre
Word family
Common mistakes
in city centre→in the city centre
on the city centre→in the city centre
Say it for a higher band
5downtown→6town centre→7+city centre
Synonyms
downtown
Easily confused
downtown
“I prefer living downtown because everything is within walking distance.”
town centre
“The town centre has a market every Saturday.”
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