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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

On Tuesday, there will be a funeral procession and prayers in the central city of Qom, the centre of Iran's Shia Muslim clerical establishment.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

The government has begun airlifting meat and vegetables from the eastern agricultural heartland of Santa Cruz and central city of Cochabamba to try alleviate the shortages.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

“Where L.A. is really struggling is in that network of smaller parks that serve the central city, the everyday parks where you stop off for lunch or after work.”

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Aerial views of the ruins are now spectacular; archaeologists have cleared most of the central city.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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