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central city

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of central city

First recorded in 1945–50

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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

"I would very much like to continue working in research," the 38-year-old, who lives in the central city of Fulda, told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

A massive wave of Korean immigrants arrived in Los Angeles after the 1965 Immigration Act, and many settled in Koreatown and other central city neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 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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