central
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- adjective
- /ˈsɛntrəl/
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central
- The central plaza in the city is a popular spot for public gatherings.
- central Asia
- north-central
- south-central
And I said it was the left central area of Australia's desert.
- And I said it was the left central area of Australia's desert.
- So Ostrazia is NE Neustria is more central and slightly South.
- You know, then there's the central, you know, Asian countries.
- And this angle kind of represents the reference angle or central angle in the triangle.
- And I thought if we send that through central London, that would be mad.
- Like I saw some guy in central Washington state, I'm missing teeth.
- And right above central Brooklyn is Williamsburg.
- Anyway, it was a three lane highway on both sides, Central reservation here.
Examples
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Typically, politicians want central banks to run the printing presses to boost economic growth.
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Because fairness is central to our psyche and personality.
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So can we go back to the central issue, which is this?
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Because nobody asks me that question and it's central to my project.
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Citizens will be transferred to the central areas of the city.
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And so that became the central guiding question for us.
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The group meets once a month at a central location in the county, such as a high school.
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The fate of the harvested tree carbon can be central to the carbon balance.
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Client autonomy is a central social work value that informs essentially all social work practice.
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Sunflower production occurs predominantly in the central regions of the United States.
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Synonyms
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Near the center of something
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Near the middle of something or focused on that point
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3.8
The exact middle point of something
At the exact middle of something
Exactly at the center of something
At the exact middle of a place or thing
Near the middle of a place or area
Near the center of an organ such as the eye or brain
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Looks exactly like the kind of person chosen to play a role in a film or show
Compounds
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A large public park in Manhattan that has wide green spaces and places for concerts
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3.1
A national bank that controls a country's money and interest rates and holds money for the government and other banks
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A United States government organization that collects secret information about other countries
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A region of countries between Mexico and South America, including Guatemala and Panama
- US
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3.2
Time used in the central United States and some parts of Canada and Mexico, one hour behind Eastern Time
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The central bank that decides interest rates and manages money for countries using the euro
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An official who led United States intelligence agencies and the Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005
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A system that warms a building by making hot water or air in one place and sending it to rooms
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Time zone used in central United States that is six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
- Specialized
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Main chip in a computer that does most of the work and controls other parts
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A landlocked country in central Africa that became independent from France in 1960
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The main chip in a computer that does most calculations and controls other parts
The money used in the Central African Republic is the same as the CFA franc used by several countries
A fern with narrow, strap-like leaves that grows from Florida to Argentina
- Specialized
An artery that enters the eye beside the optic nerve and brings blood to the retina
- Specialized
Small area in a cell near the nucleus that holds centrioles and arranges tiny tubes
- Specialized
A type of chimpanzee with a black face that lives in the forests of central Africa
- Indian
A Dravidian language spoken in central India, for example Gondi
- Specialized
A raised area on each side of the brain's central groove that controls movement or feeling
The part of the British government that plans, organizes, and pays for intelligence and security agencies
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A blind spot in the center of vision that makes it hard to see faces or read
- Specialized
A deep groove on the brain surface that separates the front and top parts
- Specialized
A small blood vessel at the center of a liver lobule that collects blood and sends it to larger veins
- Specialized
A vein that takes blood away from the back of the eye through the optic nerve
- Specialized
Main vein that drains blood from the small gland above each kidney into nearby large veins
- Specialized
A way a flower ovary holds the parts that make seeds on a central column without inner walls
- Specialized
A Dravidian language that people speak in south-central India
How Central
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Central comes from the Greek root kentron, which means 'center', so a place described as central is in the 'middle' or close to the center of a town or building.