sub-centresub-centern.
/ˈsʌbˌsɛntə/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌsɛn(t)ər/ A secondary, subsidiary, or minor centre.
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1842 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 52 353/1 There are local centres in England for grain, sub-centres from which..no equalization of prices can be established over the breadth of the land.
1897 Appleton's Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 152 This neighborhood was once a distinct subcenter of distribution.
1953 L. Kuper Living in Towns 304 Library books had been issued from sub-centres in local schools.
1977 Lancet 5 Nov. 946/1 The health centre and subcentres provided additional support.
2000 C. Landry Creative City (2004) v. 120 The city centre or urban sub-centres potentially represent places for commonality.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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