central city
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of central city
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Reza, a 40-year-old engineer in the central city of Isfahan, said he believes outside pressure is not only necessary but the only viable path.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
One Afghan trader who had gone to Iran's central city of Isfahan thought "maybe the situation would get better", but it quickly became untenable.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Similar gatherings took place elsewhere in Iran including in Tehran and the central city of Yazd.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Videos verified by BBC Persian show protests in the central city of Lordegan, the capital Tehran and Marvdasht in the southern Fars province taking place on Thursday.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026
Twenty or thirty thousand in the central city is more likely, according to Nicole Couture, a University of Chicago archaeologist who helped edit the definitive publication of Kolata's work in 2003.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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