ecocentre

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English

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Etymology

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From eco- +‎ centre.

Noun

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ecocentre (plural ecocentres)

  1. An institution set up to promote environmental awareness.
    • 1980, Victoria. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), volume 355, page 4025:
      [] an ecocentre at the Parkdale High School []
    • 1998, Tej Kumar Shreshtha, The Spiny Babbler: An Endemic Bird of Nepal, page 115:
      The proposed bird garden will in future may turn into an ecocentre for creating public awareness as well as training area for budding ecologists, []
    • 2009, Donald J. Savoie, I'm from Bouctouche, Me: Roots Matter, page 50:
      Bouctouche is proud of its native son and today honours K.C. Irving in many ways, including a statue-monument, a park, an arboretum, and an ecocentre.

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