What does central mean?

Definitions for central
ˈsɛn trəlcen·tral

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. central, telephone exchange, exchangeadjective

    a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

  2. cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primaladjective

    serving as an essential component

    "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

  3. centraladjective

    in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area

    "a central position"

Wiktionary

  1. centraladjective

    being in the centre

  2. centraladjective

    being the most important

  3. centraladjective

    having or containing the centre of something

  4. Etymology: From centralis.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Centraladjective

    Relating to the centre; containing the centre.

    Etymology: from centre.

    There is now, and was then, a space or cavity in the central parts of it; so large as to give reception to that mighty mass of water. John Woodward, Natural History.

    Umbriel, a dusky melancholy sprite,
    Down to the central earth, his proper scene,
    Repairs. Alexander Pope, Rape of the Lock.

ChatGPT

  1. central

    Central refers to something that is at the center or mid-point, most important or principal aspect, or located in the core part of a certain place or situation. It's often used to indicate something that serves as the main source or focus point.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Centraladjective

    relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points

  2. Centralnoun

    alt. of Centrale

  3. Etymology: [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F. central. See Center.]

Rap Dictionary

  1. central

    Centennial, aka Central Home of The original 362 Deuce Gang -(D.O.C)- and the original 1323 Manitoba Warriors Centennial is an inner-city neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba bordered by four primary streets: Princess Street to the east, William Avenue to the south, Sherbrook Street to the west and Logan Avenue to the north. Vacant and/or derelict residential and non-residential buildings are visible within the area. The neighbourhood has a younger than average population, with nearly 36% of all residents under the age of 20 years. Cenennial has a very significant Aboriginal population (49.5%), with the majority being of Ojibway descent. Of the remainder of the population, 25.2% are characterized as being visible minorities – primarily Filipino, Chinese and South East Asian. This neighbourhood has the doobiest distinction as having one of the highest unemployment rates in the city. As a result of the limited incomes of residents, the prolification of narcotics are seen as an alternative to starvation and or eviction for many Central residence. The area is still home to the Manitoba Warriors and the Central Gang, who police claim has been active in the area for many years. Although the official name of this neighbourhood is "Centennial", it is referred to as "Central" by local youths. News Women Stabbed in Central Neighbourhood Arrest Made After 2 Dead in Shooting House Shot at in Centennial Neighbourhood Stabbing, Assault Investigated

  2. central

    The Central are a known multi-cultural criminal organization based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Also known as "CTL", the Central Gang was formed in 2002 by former high ranked members of the now defunct Deuce Gang. This gang's membership consist of wayward teens and young adults from an array of different cultural backgrounds including Natives, Metis, Afro Canadians, Caucasians as well as East and South Asians. The Central's roots was implanted when the original Deuce Gang was disbanded after a well known member was shot in Winnipeg's West End in 2001. After the incident, other high ranking members of the Deuce Gang began collaborating with members of another Central gang called the "Central Boys" and joined forces to form the group simply known as Central, named after the area where both gangs originated. Combining the two gangs was in direct defiance of the Indian Posse, who both the Deuce Gang and Central Boys had a long standing feud with. Police and justice sources say that violent hostilities between the Central gang and other criminal organizations such as the Indian Posse, Most Organized Brothers, Native Syndicate and Zig Zag Crew have resulted in violent confrontation over control of turf for the weapon and drug trade. However, members of the Central gang have been linked with the formidable Manitoba Warriors (although the two have feuded in the past before) and are known to be friendly towards the Loyalty Honour Silence gang.

Editors Contribution

  1. central

    The middle.

    The centre of the table is very beautifully presented.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'central' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #464

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'central' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1048

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'central' in Adjectives Frequency: #54

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of central in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of central in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of central in a Sentence

  1. Didier Anthamatten:

    Over the last few weeks, central banks came in and said they are ready to support the market whenever there is a weakness, equity investors are basking in the ocean of liquidity.

  2. Stuart Cole:

    Inflationary pressures do not look to be as transitory as the major central banks have been claiming, with the markets increasingly taking this view and leading to the tightening we have been seeing in the financial markets.

  3. Max Strelnyk:

    Every day, it gets worse, there's been no pause in the bombing -- it started weeks ago -- by the Russians. The dead are buried in the central park.

  4. Prime Minister David Cameron:

    And once the relevant permissions and U.N. Security Council resolution are in place, I will deploy a naval warship to the south-central Mediterranean to combat arms trafficking in the region, together these developments will help stabilize Libya, secure its coast and tackle the migration crisis.

  5. Ma Jun:

    We talk about local government interference in environmental enforcement and these central government investigations can address this problem at the source.

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