collocation · neutral
city centre
UK/ˈsɪti ˈsɛntə/US/ˈsɪti ˈsɛntər/CIT·y CEN·tre
The central area of a city where shops and businesses are concentrated.
Examples
“Many tourists visit the city centre to see the historic buildings.”
“Rent in the city centre is usually higher than in suburbs.”
“There are several theatres and museums in the city centre.”
Band 8 sentence
“While many small businesses have left the city centre due to rising rents, targeted subsidies could revitalise the high street.”
Collocations
- in the city centre
- city-centre shops
Word family
Common mistakes
in the city center→in the city centre / city centre
on the city centre→in the city centre
citycentre→city centre
Say it for a higher band
5downtown / center→6urban centre→7+city centre
Synonyms
downtown
urban centre
Easily confused
downtown
“He works downtown and commutes by subway every day.”
suburbs
“They moved to the suburbs to get a bigger garden.”
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