Zentrum

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Middle High German zentrum (also zenter), from Latin centrum (“centre”), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “centre of a circle, thorn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛntʁʊm/
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Noun

Zentrum n (strong, genitive Zentrums, plural Zentren)

  1. center, centre
    1. (literally, rather rare) central point, the middle, e.g. of a circle
      Synonyms: Mitte, Mittelpunkt
      Antonyms: Äußeres, Rand, Hülle, Oberfläche
    2. (chiefly with a following genitive) focus, core, the main point
      Synonyms: Kern, Fokus, Hauptsache, Mittelpunkt
      Antonyms: Nebensache, Randerscheinung
      im Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit ― at the center of attention
    3. a place (or group of people) that dominates and influences its surroundings, e.g. a capital
      Antonyms: Außenbezirk, Hinterland, Peripherie, Provinz
    4. a place set aside for some function or activity
      Jugendzentrum ― youth center
    5. (politics) the moderate political parties, the mainstream (see also the proper noun below)
      Synonym: Mitte
    6. (mathematics) the centre of a group, ring, Lie algebra, etc.
    7. (chess) the spaces d4, d5, e4, e5 on a chessboard

Declension

Declension of Zentrum
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Zentrum die Zentren
genitive eines des Zentrums der Zentren
dative einem dem Zentrum den Zentren
accusative ein das Zentrum die Zentren

Derived terms

Proper noun

das Zentrum n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Zentrums)

  1. the Centre Party, a Catholic political party, chiefly in Imperial Germany and the Weimar Republic

Usage notes

  • In post-WWII Germany, the CDU/CSU is considered the successor party of the Centre Party, albeit now on an ecumenical Christian basis. The Centre Party does still exist as a fringe party with some 600 members.

Further reading

  • “Zentrum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zentrum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zentrum” in Duden online

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Pronunciation

Noun

Zentrum n (plural Zentre)

  1. center

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Zentrum n (plural --)

  1. center
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