central city

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of central city¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

As an artist working for the last ten years, mostly in the central city of Mandalay, Chuu built up an international reputation for her expressive paintings of women.

From Time

Her central-city district contained a mix of tony enclaves and low-income minority neighborhoods.

From The Daily Beast

Violence continues across Syria, with reports that the central city of Homs came under heavy shelling.

From The Daily Beast

Days ago, Yingluck told the nation the central city would be spared serious flooding.

From The Daily Beast

Never had the boys from Central City seen anything quite like the water-front at Hoboken.

From Project Gutenberg

The question now is not as to the existence or permanency of a central city on the shores of San Francisco bay.

From Project Gutenberg

Take Liverpool as a central city of the United Kingdom; it lies nearly on the 53rd parallel of north latitude.

From Project Gutenberg

Wellington, the most central city of New Zealand, is not far from the 41st parallel of southern latitude.

From Project Gutenberg

There is also a system of railways by which each town is placed in direct communication with Central City.

From Project Gutenberg

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