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London-centric

UK/lʌndənˈsɛntɹɪk/

London-centric adjective: centred on or based in London, England.

Adjective

London-centric (comparative more London-centric, superlative most London-centric)

  1. (UK) Centred on or based in London, England.
    • Maybe the authors are London-centric, as some believe? Liverpool gets tagged with a mis-placed 'Street' at one point, while the WCML is described as "the main route for passengers to major cities in the Midlands and North West; Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool". No mention of southbound travel...2020 May 6, Jim Steer, “Full Business Case offers fresh insight into HS2's prospects”, in RAIL, page 51
    • Decisions made at the DfT inevitably reflect a London-centric experience, with a comparison being made with the closure of ticket offices throughout the London Underground network. This is not judged to have been detrimental, but there is a simple zonal fares system that is hardly comparable with...2023 July 26, 'Industry Insider', “Ticket offices RIP?”, in RAIL, number 988, page 68

Examples of London-centric in a sentence

  • Maybe the authors are London-centric, as some believe?2020 May 6, Jim Steer, “Full Business Case offers fresh insight into HS2's prospects”, in RAIL, page 51:
  • Decisions made at the DfT inevitably reflect a London-centric experience, with a comparison being made with the closure of ticket offices throughout the London Underground network.2023 July 26, 'Industry Insider', “Ticket offices RIP?”, in RAIL, number 988, page 68:

Forms of London-centric

comparativemore London-centric
superlativemost London-centric
alternative formLondoncentric

Origin of London-centric

From London + -centric.

Questions about London-centric

What does London-centric mean?
London-centric means centred on or based in London, England.
How do you use London-centric in a sentence?
Maybe the authors are London-centric, as some believe?
What part of speech is London-centric?
London-centric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce London-centric?
London-centric is pronounced /lʌndənˈsɛntɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near London-centric in the dictionary

  1. London Underground
  2. London Underground mosquito
  3. London weighting
  4. London weightings
  5. London-by-the-sea
  6. London-centric
  7. London-on-sea
  8. Londonderry
  9. Londoner
  10. Londoners
  11. Londonese

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