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car-centric

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

With cars as the most feasible mode of transport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: urban studies

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History

Etymology

From car + -centric.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 以汽車爲中心 /以汽车为中心 — with cars as the most feasible mode of transport
  • Spanish: centrado en carros — with cars as the most feasible mode of transport
  • Spanish: carrocéntrico — with cars as the most feasible mode of transport
  • Swahili: utegemezi wa magari — with cars as the most feasible mode of transport