central

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see also: Central

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɛntɹəl/

Adjective

central

1. Being in the centre.
2. Having or containing the centre of something.
3. Being very important, or key to something.

   Synonyms: dominant, main, principal

4. (anatomy) Exerting its action towards the peripheral organs.

Translations

• French: central
• German: zentral, mittig
• Italian: centrale
• Portuguese: central
• Russian: центра́льный
• Spanish: central

Translations

• French: central
• German: zentral
• Italian: centrale, fondamentale
• Portuguese: central
• Spanish: central

Translations

• German: zentral
• Italian: centrale

Noun

central (plural centrals)

1. (especially, US) center

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Central

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Proper noun

1. A former local government region in central Scotland, created in 1975 mainly from Stirlingshire, abolished in 1996 and divided into 3 council areas: Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling (which were districts within the region).
2. An area in Central and Western, Hong Kong
3. The Central Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Central London Railway.
4. A district in Rasht, Gilan.

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