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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessous-centre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su sɛntʁ
"Ce quartier a été transformé en un sous-centre commercial dynamique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A secondary center of activity, commerce, population, or authority subordinate to a primary metropolitan or central business district.
"The city plan includes developing several suburban subcenters to reduce traffic congestion in the downtown core." - 2
A subsidiary facility or regional office that reports to or operates under a main headquarters or central facility.
"The healthcare network established a new medical subcenter to better serve rural patients."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a combination of the Latin-derived prefix 'sub-' (meaning below, under, or subordinate to) and the Greek-derived noun 'center' (from kentron, referring to a point or focal point). Emerging in mid-20th-century urban planning and geography, it describes a secondary node that functions beneath a primary metropolitan or administrative hub.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subcenter" is said worldwide
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sous-centre
Transliteration: su sɛntʁ
"Ce quartier a été transformé en un sous-centre commercial dynamique."
Unterzentrum
Transliteration: ˈʊntɐˌtsɛntʁʊm
"Das neue Unterzentrum entlastet die Innenstadt erheblich."
sottocentro
Transliteration: sottoˈtʃɛntro
"Il progetto prevede la creazione di un sottocentro amministrativo."
subcentro
Transliteration: subˈsentɾo
"El nuevo subcentro urbano mejorará el transporte en la periferia."
subcentro
Transliteration: subˈsẽtɾu
"A cidade cresceu e deu origem a um novo subcentro comercial."
उप-केंद्र
Transliteration: up-kendra
"ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों के लिए एक नया चिकित्सा उप-केंद्र बनाया गया है।"
副中心
Transliteration: fù zhōngxīn
"这座城市正在规划建设一个新的城市副中心。"
부도심
Transliteration: budosim
"정부는 교통 체증을 줄이기 위해 새로운 부도심을 개발하고 있다."
副都心
Transliteration: fukutoshin
"新宿は東京の主要な副都心の一つです。"
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