central city

noun

1. a city at the center of a metropolitan area.

Word History and Origins

Origin of central city¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

"This should never have happened," she told AFP at a morgue in the central city of Villavicencio where the bodies were taken for families to claim -- hundreds of kilometers from Guaviare.

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Fuel tankers have just arrived in the central city of Segou and southeast city of Sikasso for the first time in several weeks.

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Thousands of people in Vietnam were evacuated from their homes after record rainfall of more than one metre in 24 hours submerged a central city, the environment ministry said Tuesday.

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The city of Valence also lies on the route connecting the southern city of Toulouse to the central city of Lyon.

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Also in September, thieves stole two Chinese porcelain dishes and a vase with an estimated combined worth of €6.55m from the national porcelain museum in the central city of Limoges.

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