central city
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of central city
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Novel racket sports like padel are spreading; the small central city of Hebi has built around 1,600 pickleball courts and has roughly 300,000 pickleball players, according to state television.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in the central city of Yazd and at Qeshm island and the port of Bandar Abbas next to the strait.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Future projects being planned in the central city for delivery over the next five years will include other office-to-apartment conversions and new housing built from the ground up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
But the death of Twisha Sharma in the central city of Bhopal on 12 May has sparked a huge media frenzy, with the case making headlines every day.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
“In the central city, buildings and monuments went up and down, up and down, at an incredible rate,” Vranich told me at Tiwanaku, where he had been working since 1996.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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