central city
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of central city
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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"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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The same month, thieves stole two dishes and a vase from a museum in the central city of Limoges, the losses estimated at $7.6 million.
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