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

On Thursday, Ivory Coast's Security Council said it had carried out a series of raids on universities in Abidjan and the central city of Bouaké in which more than 100 machetes and grenades were seized.

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Floods are already reported in the central city of Pescara, while the Italian meteorological service's weather alerts apply from the northern coast of Emilia-Romagna to the far-south.

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On the same day as the changes were announced, a Russian strike on the central city of Poltava killed 51 people and injured a further 271.

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In July this year, police said a vehicle crashed into a group of pedestrians in the central city of Changsha, killing eight people and injuring several others.

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Shinkansen bullet trains in the central city of Nagoya were also suspended - and there are warnings that more could be halted.

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