Central Region

British  

noun

1. a former local government region in central Scotland, formed in 1975 from Clackmannanshire, most of Stirlingshire, and parts of Perthshire, West Lothian, Fife, and Kinross-shire; in 1996 it was replaced by the council areas of Stirling, Clackmannanshire, and Falkirk

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Example Sentences

Beneath Earth's molten outer core is a dense central region -- the inner core, a compact sphere made of an iron and light-element alloy squeezed by more than 3.3 million atmospheres and heated to temperatures comparable to the Sun's surface.

From Science Daily

Rains have eased across the country, but landslide alerts remain in force across most of the hardest-hit central region, officials said.

From Barron's

Officials said the extent of the damage in the worst-affected central region was only just being revealed as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides.

From Barron's

It affects the macula, the central region of the retina that contains tightly packed cells used for sharp, detailed color vision.

From Science Daily

More than 1,200 miles separate Los Angeles and Vancouver in the west, there are 1,700 miles between Kansas City and Mexico City in the central region, and 1,500 miles between Miami and Boston in the east.

From BBC