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centrale

1 7.8

The main train station in Milan, Italy

proper noun

Informal

: Centrale

I met my friend at Centrale before we headed off to the art museum.

Examples

The train left promptly from Centrale, the main station in Milan, Italy.
They lived in a hotel for a few weeks, then found a villa for lease; it needed extensive repairs but had a fine view of the Campagna, and they could get to the Stazione Centrale in twenty minutes.

Fiction book (1991)
GARE CENTRALE DE MOSCOU, ENTRÉE EST

Child 44 (2015)
Many travelers arrive at Centrale to explore the beautiful city of Milan.

Synonyms

center

vscentrale

∞ 1.0

A place where people go for a service or activity

is a named railway station rather than any generic facility

central

vscentrale

Archaic

25 4.7

A main building that connects telephone calls in a town

is a single named railway station rather than any general hub

Surface Forms

Centrale main

Etymology

Centrale comes from Italian and the root centr- meaning 'center', so Milan's Centrale is simply the city's main or 'central' train station.