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Definition: Central |
CentralAdjective1. Serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure". 2. In or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position" "central heating and air conditioning". 3. Used in the description of a place that in the middle of another place; "the people of Central and Northern Europe"; "country in central Africa". 4. Centrally located and easy to reach; "the central city has good bus service"; "the shop has a central location". Noun1. A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "central" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Central \Cen"tral\, adjective. [Latin expression centralis, from centrum: compare to the French expression central. See Center.]. (references) |
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Relating to the center
See also
- centralization
- decentralization
- Central Asia
- Central Europe
- Central Powers
- Central, South Carolina
- Telephone exchange
- South Central
- Central line
Central, or to give it its full name, Central Independent Television, is an ITV company that acquired the Midlands franchise from ATV at the end of 1981. Direct references to the article Central Independent Television .
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Central America is a part of the world located between southern border of Mexico, in North America, and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. Geographers do not consider Central America a continent; it is usually considered geographically part of North America. Some geographers talk of Central America as a large isthmus; in this geographic sense it sometimes includes the portion of Mexico east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, namely Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan and Quintana Roo. However Central America is much more commonly understood to correspond with the boundries of the nations inbetween Mexico and Colombia.
In this most common definition, Central America consists of the countries of:
Central America thus has an area of about 540,000 km² (208,500 square miles), and a width between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea ranging from about 560 km to about 50 km (350 miles to about 30 miles).
- Guatemala
- Belize
- Honduras
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
- Costa Rica
- Panama
Additionally, there was a nation of Central America in the early 19th century, consisting of the present day nations of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica (and a portion of the modern Mexican state of Chiapas). This was sometimes known as the United Provinces of Central America or the United States of Central America. See: History of Central America
The related term Mesoamerica (occasionally also called "Middle America") is used in English mostly restricted to referring to the Pre-Columbian Native American cultures of this region, which extended north into central Mexico.
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The Central and Western district is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The district is surrounded by Wan Chai district on the east, Southern District on the south, and Victoria harbour in the north. Population (2000): 274,400.Central is the central business area, or financial district, of Hong Kong. Western is one of the areas of early development in Hong Kong. Both are located in the northern part of Hong Kong Island.
Areas and landmarks within the district include:
See also: List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
- Lan Kwai Fong
- Soho
- International Finance Centre
- The Center
- Legislative Council building
- Bank of China Tower
External link
- District Council website
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Central Asia is a subregion of Asia. Definitions of the region vary, for example [1] gives in "rough terms": the region from Iranian Azerbaijan and Turkic/Muslim regions of southern Russia in the west, through northern Afghanistan and southern Siberia, to Tibet and Mongolia in the east.
Countries typically included in entirety are:
together with parts of:
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Afghanistan
- People's Republic of China (Xinjiang)
- Iran
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Russia
History
Historically, the region was crossed by the Silk Road.
Geography
The area features high mountain ranges (Tian Shan), deserts (Kara Kum, Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan) and steppes.
Rivers include: Amu Darya, Syr Darya, Hari Rud
Demographics
The region is largely inhabited by Turkic peoples.
External links
- http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/index.html, where the a more detailed attempt at a definition is given at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/CASWpg_definition.html
- http://www.centralasiatravel.com
- http://www.centralasiannews.com
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Central Europe is the region of Europe between Eastern and Western Europe, frequently taken to include Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia. The list of countries that are sometimes included in this region is however much larger, and many times it includes Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The German term "Mitteleuropa" is sometimes used for states that came to existence after the Habsburg Monarchy dissolved.
Sometimes countries that consider themselves part of Central Europe consider states east from them as Eastern Europe. Thus, it is common in Germany to speak about Poland as being part of Eastern Europe, and in Poland to speak the same about Ukraine.
One used to joke that Central Europe is that part of the continent that is considered Eastern by Western Europe and Western by Eastern Europe. Another definition of Central Europe includes those parts of Europe that are Western from culture and history, but that were conquered by Soviet Union during World War II.
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Central TV logo, early 1990sCentral Independent Television, or to give it its familiar name, Central Television, is a British Independent Television company that took over from ATV in 1982. Despite a new logo and on-air image, the company was a continuation of ATV in many respects, having originally applied for the franchise as ATV Midlands Limited - the IBA forced it to change its name to reflect more fully its Midlands base. In 1993 the company was bought by Carlton Television and in 1999 changed its on-air name to Carlton (Central Region). In 2002, it became ITV1 Carlton (Central England) on-air, though the registered company name remains Central Independent Television Limited.
Notable programmes made by Central include Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (series 1 and 2), Sharpe, Spitting Image, Cadfael and Inspector Morse.
There is (or was) also an Australian commercial station called Central Independent Television, but two companies are not affiliated.
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In medicine, a central line is a catheter placed into a large vein near the heart. This is used for the intravenous administration of large quantities of fluids, or the administration of fluids over a long period of time.Uses of central lines include:
For the London Underground railway line, see Central Line.
- Chemotherapy
- Parenteral nutrition
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The Central Line is a line of the London Underground. It is a deep-level "tube" line, running East-West across London, and is the longest line on the Underground. Until the closure of the Epping-Ongar section, the far terminus at Ongar was the furthest point from London on the network.The line is coloured red on the Tube map.
History
The line was first opened as the Central London Railway between Shepherd's Bush and Bank in 1900. It was later extended over GWR lines in the west and LNER lines in the east. The trains on the Central Line were the first in London to introduce regular audible interior announcements telling passengers the name of the next expected stop and what onward connections they should expect there. These announcements, in a female voice, are automated.
2003 derailment and closure
A Central Line train derailed at Chancery Lane on January 25, 2003, injuring 32 passengers, after a motor became detached from the train. The entire line was closed whilst the cause of the failure was determined and appropriate modifications made to the trains. The line was then re-opened in stages. By late March 2003 a limited service was running on the eastern and western extremities of the line, with the central section still closed. Services resumed over that deeper central section on April 3 and to all stations (albeit at a reduced frequency) on April 12, with a full service expected by the end of the month. The initial closure also extended to the Waterloo and City Line which uses the same "1992 tube stock" trains, but this line, being far shorter - with only two stops and far fewer trains - reopened quickly.
Map
Geographically accurate map of the Central Line (Large)
Stations
in order from west to east
West Ruislip branch
branch joins at North Acton:
- Terminus: West Ruislip (for Ickenham), opened: November 11, 1948. The suffix was later dropped.
- Ruislip Gardens, opened: November 11, 1948.
- South Ruislip, opened: November 11, 1948.
- Northolt, opened: November 11, 1948.
- Greenfold, opened: June 30, 1947.
- Perivale, opened: June 30, 1947.
- Hanger Lane, opened: June 30, 1947.
Ealing Broadway branch
branch joins at North Acton:
- Terminus: Ealing Broadway, opened: August 3, 1920.
- West Acton, opened: November 5, 1923.
Splits into two branches
- North Acton, opened: November 5, 1923.
- East Acton, opened: August 3, 1920.
- White City, opened: November 23, 1947.
- Wood Lane, opened: May 14, 1908. Closed: November 22, 1947.
- Shepherd's Bush, opened: July 30, 1900.
- Holland Park, opened: July 30, 1900.
- Notting Hill Gate
- Queensway
- Lancaster Gate
- Marble Arch
- Bond Street
- Oxford Circus
- Tottenham Court Road
- British Museum (closed since 1933)
- Holborn
- Chancery Lane
- St Paul's
- Bank
- Liverpool Street
- Bethnal Green
- Mile End, opened: December 4, 1946.
- Stratford, First Served: December 4, 1946.
- Leyton, First Served: May 5, 1947.
- Leytonstone, First Served:
Woodford branch
Terminates at Woodford [see Ongar Branch](except for rush hours)
- Wanstead, opened: December 14, 1947.
- Redbridge, opened: December 14, 1947.
- Gants Hill, opened: December 14, 1947.
- Newbury Park, First Served: December 14, 1947.
- Barkingside, First Served: May 31, 1948.
- Farilop, First Served: May 31, 1948.
- Hainault, First Served: May 31, 1948.
- Grange Hill, First Served: November 21, 1948.
- Chigwell, First Served: November 21, 1948.
- Roding Valley, First Served: November 21, 1948.
Ongar branch
- Snaresbrook, First Served: December 14, 1947.
- South Woodford (George Lane),First Served: December 14, 1947. Renamed:(South Woodford):
- Terminus for Woodford branch: Woodford, First Served: December 14, 1947.
- Buckhurst, First Served: November 21, 1948.
- Loughton, First Served: November 21, 1948.
- Debden, First Served: September 25, 1949.
- Theydon Bois, in Essex. First Served: September 25, 1949.
- Terminus: Epping, in Essex. First Served: September 25, 1949.
- North Weald, First Served: September 25, 1949. Closed: September 30, 1994.
- Blake Hall, First Served: September 25, 1949. Closed: October 31, 1981.
- Ongar, First Served: September 25, 1949. Closed: September 30, 1994, shortly after a nearby security bunker once available to government and defence staff in a national emergency situation was withdrawn from use.
External links
- Central Line - London Underground page with line facts and brief history
- Central Line history - London Underground detailed line history
Line closure 2003
- "Central Line back by Easter" - London Underground press release dated 20th March, 2003
- "Central Line update" - London Underground page with Q&A about the closure, cause, reopening plans etc.
- "Central Line joins up the West End in time for Easter shoppers" London Underground press release dated 1st April, 2003
For the medical meaning of "central line", see central line.
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The human central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord. These lie in the midline of the body and are associated with the skull and vertebrae respectively. Arguably still the most complex object known to man, this collection of billions of neurons is the seat of consciousness and the central controller over just about everything that makes us human.Contrast this with the peripheral nervous system and the autonomic nervous system, which pale in significance to the level of taking orders from the central nervous system.
Parts of the central nervous system:
- spinal cord
- brainstem (everything from here on is brain)
- medulla oblongata
- metencephalon
- pons
- cerebellum
- diencephalon
- thalamus
- hypothalamus
- pineal gland
- pituitary gland
- telencephalon
- amygdala
- basal ganglia
- caudate nucleus
- putamen
- globus pallidus
- hippocampus
- cerebral cortex
- frontal lobe
- temporal lobe
- parietal lobe
- occipital lobe
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Central Thailand is the region of Thailand, comprising a broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River. It is separated from the North-East Thailand by the Phetchabun mountain range, and another mountain range separates it from Myanmar towards the west. In the north it gently changes into the more hilly north Thailand. The area was the heartland of the Ayutthaya kingdom, and still is the main area of Thailand.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Central Thailand."
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Central is a town located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 134.Geography
Central is located at 65°32'0" North, 144°41'44" West (65.533461, -144.695650)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 646.1 km² (249.4 mi²). 642.2 km² (247.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.60% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 134 people, 67 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density is 0.2/km² (0.5/mi²). There are 169 housing units at an average density of 0.3/km² (0.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 84.33% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 7.46% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.99% from other races, and 4.48% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 67 households out of which 14.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% are married couples living together, 1.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 50.7% are non-families. 43.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.00 and the average family size is 2.82. In the town the population is spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 41.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 135.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 143.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $36,875, and the median income for a family is $41,250. Males have a median income of $60,750 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the town is $22,593. 22.5% of the population and 15.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 34.6% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Central, Alaska."
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Central is a town located in Pickens County, South Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,522.Geography
Central is located at 34°43'26" North, 82°46'47" West (34.723781, -82.779754)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²). 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 3,522 people, 1,560 households, and 617 families residing in the town. The population density is 564.3/km² (1,463.4/mi²). There are 1,832 housing units at an average density of 293.5/km² (761.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 79.70% White, 15.25% African American, 0.03% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 2.13% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. 4.32% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,560 households out of which 17.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.1% are married couples living together, 8.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 60.4% are non-families. 35.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.19 and the average family size is 2.91. In the town the population is spread out with 15.1% under the age of 18, 37.4% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 12.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 24 years. For every 100 females there are 116.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 115.5 males. The median income for a household in the town is $23,869, and the median income for a family is $39,524. Males have a median income of $26,855 versus $22,207 for females. The per capita income for the town is $14,394. 29.2% of the population and 11.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.0% are under the age of 18 and 8.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Central, South Carolina."
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Central is a town located in Carter County, Tennessee. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,717.Geography
Central is located at 36°19'23" North, 82°17'59" West (36.323090, -82.299684)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.1 km² (4.3 mi²). 11.1 km² (4.3 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,717 people, 1,147 households, and 791 families residing in the town. The population density is 244.5/km² (633.4/mi²). There are 1,259 housing units at an average density of 113.3/km² (293.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 99.01% White, 0.18% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,147 households out of which 28.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% are married couples living together, 9.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% are non-families. 27.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.37 and the average family size is 2.86. In the town the population is spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the town is $28,598, and the median income for a family is $37,330. Males have a median income of $27,500 versus $18,908 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,893. 13.8% of the population and 9.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.1% are under the age of 18 and 10.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Central, Tennessee."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| CEA | English | Central Electricity Authority | Electrical Engineering |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: CentralSynonyms: cardinal (adj), fundamental (adj), key (adj), primal (adj), exchange (n), telephone exchange (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: peripheral (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Centrality | Verb: be central; Adjective: converge. |
Render central, centralize, concentrate; bring to a focus. | |
Adjective: central, centrical; middle; azygous, axial, focal, umbilical, concentric; middlemost; rachidian; spinal, vertebral. | |
Furnace | Oil burner, gas burner, Franklin stove, pot-bellied stove; wood-burning stove; central heating, steam heat, hot water heat, gas heat, forced hot air, electric heat, heat pump; solar heat, convective heat. |
Government | Office of the president, office of the prime minister, cabinet; senate, house of representatives, parliament; council; courts, supreme court; state, interior, labor, health and human services, defense, education, agriculture, justice, commerce, treasury; Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI; Central Intelligence Agency, CIA; NIH; Postal Service, Post Office; Federal Aviation Administration, FAA. |
Intellect | Central processing unit, CPU; arithmetic and logical unit, ALU. |
Middle | Adjective: middle, medial, mesial, mean, mid, median, average; middlemost, midmost; mediate; intermediate; (interjacent); equidistant; central; mediterranean, equatorial; homocentric. |
Money | Federal Reserve Bank, central bank; Federal Reserve Board, board of governors of the Federal Reserve; Treasury Department; Secret Service. |
Refrigeration | Air conditioning, central air conditioning; air conditioner; fan, attic fan; dehumidifier. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Murray, lend me twenty dollars or I'll call your wife and tell her you're in Central Park wearing a dress (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Neil Simon) Attention, passengers, we are now leaving Nun Central on our journey to Hell and beyond (Bachelor Party; writing credit: Bob Israel; Neal Israel) Central Intelligence Agency (All the President's Men; writing credit: Carl Bernstein; Bob Woodward) You better do something, you idiot, because in ten minutes you're going to have two hundred tons of locomotive smashing through Central Station on its way to Marshall Fields (Silver Streak; writing credit: Colin Higgins) Your girlfriend lives in the corner penthouse of Spook Central. (Ghost Busters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd; Harold Ramis) | |
Lyrics | South Central does it like nobody does (This Is How We Do It; performing artist: Montell Jordan) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Central Park (1972) Asalto al tren central (1967) A Happening in Central Park (1967) La Central de Aldeadávila (1965) Central de emergencia (1964) | |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shows photo of Dr. George Bancroft at Central Cancer Research Labs studying glycogen using Warburg Nanometer in 1931. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Shows interior wide shot of Central Cancer Research Lab library. A woman sits at the table with a book. (1931). Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | Skin ulcer due to leishmaniasis, hand of Central American adult. Credit: CDC. |  | This photomicrograph reveals central nervous system syphilis, causing general paresis, or paretic neurosyphilis. Numerous treponemes can be identified using silver impregnation technique; magnification 950X. Credit: CDC. |
 | Most of the eastern U.S. was cloud free October 11. Such widespread cloudlessness in this part of the world is rare. These clear skies are associated with a region of high pressure over the eastern central U.S. Credit: NASA. |  | Central American Fires Viewed by Two Goddard Spacecraft. Credit: NASA. |
 | Future Flight Central. Credit: NASA. |  | The Hubble telescope has snapped a view of several generations of stars in the central region ... Credit: NASA. |
 | This NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the central portion of a remote cluster of ... Credit: NASA. |  | North central frame of a six-frame mosaic of Jupiter's Great Red Spot taken through the 756 nm filter of Galileo's SSI camera. (Released 06/26/96). Credit: NASA. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "NSW Central Coast" by Jon Sepúlveda Commentary: "Sheather's Boatshed on the way to Woy Woy. Oyster farms in the Background. NSW Central Coast." | "Central park" by Piexec Staff Commentary: "Lonely waly." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
David Amram | In the spring of 1956, Monk, Elmo Hope, and I went to Central Park after staying up all night playing at a jam session. While I rowed them around the lake in a rented paddle boat, I received my education in what to look for inmusic and life. 'Listen,' Monk said to Elmo, 'we're moving through the waterin 4/4 time and the birds are singing 6/8 to it.' I stopped rowing and listened; I've been listening ever since. |
Edward Everett | I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes. |
Walter Lippmann | The central drama of our age is how the Western nations and the Asian peoples are to find a tolerable basis of co-existence. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The headquarters of the Central Commission shall be at Strasburg. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Tangled Tale | Carroll, Lewis | The two ladies bought their tickets and moved slowly down the central platform |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The old convict Brevet was clad in the black and grey jacket of the central prisons |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The brown lines on the corn leaves widened and moved in on the central ribs |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | No central policies are feasible. (references) | |
This is called your central vision. (references) | ||
You may lose some of your central vision over the years. (references) | ||
Business | Opening to the outside remains central to China's development. (references) | |
Central heating is uncommon in older homes and office buildings. (references) | ||
Most groups find that maintaining one central contact is preferable. (references) | ||
Children | Congo | On August 15, police shot and killed one street child for shoplifting in Kinshasa's central market. (references) |
Greece | Child prostitution is a growing phenomenon, particularly in some parts of immigrant communities of central Athens. (references) | |
Ecuador | Several private organizations are very active in programs to assist street children, and UNICEF also runs a program in conjunction with the Central Bank. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Ukraine | Antipresidential demonstrations took place in central Kiev early in the year. (references) |
Iran | It remained a central issue in the struggle between hardliners and political reformers. (references) | |
Afghanistan | There also are small numbers of Ismailis living in the central and northern parts of the country. (references) | |
Discrimination | Burundi | The question of exclusion was a central question during the peace talks. (references) |
Economic History | Democratic Republic of Congo | Location: Central Africa. (references) |
Mexico | NUEVO LEON is located in north central Mexico. (references) | |
Human Rights | Malawi | In 1999 213 prisoners died at Zomba central prison. (references) |
Botswana | In Gaborone Central Prison, the average wait in prison before trial is 1 year. (references) | |
Chad | On May 12, the central police captain in Sarh shot five agronomy students in the legs. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Bangladesh | Confusion continues over the overlapping responsibilities of the various central and local government bodies involved in the Hill Tracts. (references) |
Guatemala | The Garifuna, descendents of Africans brought to the Caribbean region as laborers who later migrated to South and Central America, are a separate minority group. (references) | |
Botswana | The formation of the 20,000 square mile Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) by the colonial government in 1961 on traditional Basarwa lands set the stage for conflict between the Basarwa's pursuit of their traditional way of life and wildlife conservation. (references) | |
Minorities | Burundi | In 1996 Major Pierre Buyoya, a southern Tutsi, deposed President Ntibantunganya, a central Hutu, in a coup. (references) |
Iran | The Kurds seek greater autonomy from the central Government and continue to suffer from government discrimination. (references) | |
Indonesia | An upswelling of killings occurred in Central Sulawesi in November and December, apparently spurred by Laskar Jihad militants. (references) | |
Political Economy | BULGARIA | Over half of Bulgaria's trade is directed toward Western and Central Europe. (references) |
GERMANY | All monetary and exchange policies are now handled by the European Central Bank. (references) | |
TAIWAN | Taiwan is also a member of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). (references) | |
Political Rights | Afghanistan | There was no functioning central government in the country. (references) |
Liberia | Local officials serve mainly to lobby the central Government. (references) | |
Mauritania | Most government services are provided by the central government. (references) | |
Trade | Nicaragua | Exports (outside Central America) require an export certificate. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | The BCEAO, located in Dakar, is the central bank for UEMOA members. (references) | |
Costa Rica | Imports are registered by the Central Bank for statistical purposes. (references) | |
Travel | Australia | Australia's three time zones, Eastern, Central and Western, are parallel to those in Asia. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | The U.S. Embassy is located at 5, rue Jesse Owens on the Plateau (Abidjan's central district). (references) | |
Czech Rep | In central Prague, visitors will often find walking faster (and more relaxing) than auto travel. (references) | |
Women | France | A government agency, the Central Office on the Treatment of Human Beings (OCRTEH), addresses trafficking in women, prostitution, and pimping. (references) |
Tanzania | While some authorities believe that FGM is declining, a 1996 government report suggested that it is increasing, especially in the central region. (references) | |
Liberia | FGM, which is condemned widely by international public health experts as damaging to both physical and psychological health, traditionally was performed on young girls in northern, western, and central ethnic groups, particularly in rural areas. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Estonia | A third central union represents food processing and rural workers. (references) |
Kazakhstan | In May NGO's hosted a joint Central Asian Conference on trafficking. (references) | |
United Kingdom | Female trafficking victims are mainly from the Balkans and other Central European countries. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | PIGMY, n. One of a tribe of very small men found by ancient travelers in many parts of the world, but by modern in Central Africa only. The Pigmies are so called to distinguish them from the bulkier Caucasians -- who are Hogmies. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Al Hunt | Bob, this was vintage John Breaux. He warmly embraced Tom Daschle's speech on Friday, but took issue with the central part of the speech to revisit the tax cuts. |
Rush Limbaugh | The environment is a great way to advance a political agenda that favors central planning and an intrusive government. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Its central position, between the northern and southern extremes of our Union, and its approach to the west at the head of a great navigable river which interlocks with the Western waters, prove the wisdom of the councils which established it. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | From Central America I have received assurances of the most friendly kind and a gratifying application for our good offices to remove a supposed indisposition toward that Government in a neighboring State. |
Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | Plainly the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | At a time when massive changes are occurring with lightning speed throughout the world, it is often difficult to perceive how this central objective is best served in one isolated complex situation or another. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | We have been determined not to be diverted from our central concerns by mere irritants and fanatics. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | I recommend to you a program to rebuild completely, on a scale never before attempted, entire central and slum areas of several of our cities in America. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | But in the final analysis, as the framers of our Constitution knew from hard experience, the foreign relations of the United States can be conducted effectively only if there is strong central direction that allows flexibility of action. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Our main task at home this year, with energy a central element, is the Nation's economy. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Democracy is on the march in Central and South America. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Now our troops and a strong NATO, together with its new partners from Central Europe and elsewhere, are helping that peace to take hold. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Central" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 92.90% of the time. "Central" is used about 19,299 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 92.9% | 17,928 | 518 |
| Noun (proper) | 7.1% | 1,371 | 5,824 |
| Total | 100.00% | 19,299 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Argentina | Central Costanera S.A. | Australia | Central Equity Limited |
| Canada | Algoma Central Corporation | Indonesia | Bank Central Asia Tbk. P.T. |
| Japan | Central Automotive Products Ltd. | Malaysia | Grand Central Enterprises Berhad |
| Singapore | Central Properties Limited | South Korea | Central Banking |
| Spain | Banco Santander Central Hispanoamericano SA | Taiwan | Taiwan Securities Central Depository Co., Ltd. |
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Central, AK (CDP, FIPS 11690) 2. Central, IN 3. Central, NM (village, FIPS 13550) 4. Central, SC (town, FIPS 13015) 5. Central, TN (CDP, FIPS 12460) 6. Central, UT |
Expressions using "central": amygdala's central nucleus ♦ be central ♦ camp Lejeune Central ♦ capital of Central Africa ♦ central Africa ♦ Central African ♦ central african republic ♦ central African Republic franc ♦ central Aguirre ♦ central america ♦ central american ♦ Central American Common Market ♦ central American country ♦ central American nation ♦ central American strap fern ♦ central analysis team ♦ central artery of retina ♦ central artery of the retina ♦ central asia ♦ central bank ♦ central battery signaling system ♦ central battery signalling system ♦ central battery system ♦ central body ♦ central Bridge ♦ central business district ♦ central canal ♦ central character ♦ central chimpanzee ♦ central city ♦ central cold storage ♦ central committee ♦ central company council ♦ Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency ♦ central control ♦ Central Coordinating Office for Accessibility to Public Buildings for the Disabled ♦ Central Cord Syndrome ♦ central core ♦ central dictation ♦ central Dravidian ♦ central europe ♦ central european time ♦ central Falls ♦ Central fat distribution ♦ central figure ♦ Central force ♦ central Gardens ♦ central government ♦ central gyrus ♦ central hearing loss ♦ central heating ♦ central heating boiler ♦ central idea ♦ central intelligence agency ♦ central Islip ♦ central Lake ♦ central locking ♦ central longitudinal key ♦ central Manchester ♦ central map reference ♦ central memory ♦ central monitoring position ♦ central nervous system ♦ Central Nervous System Agents ♦ Central Nervous System Bacterial Infections ♦ Central Nervous System Cysts ♦ Central Nervous System Depressants ♦ Central Nervous System Diseases ♦ Central Nervous System Fungal Infections ♦ Central Nervous System Helminthiasis ♦ Central Nervous System Infections ♦ Central Nervous System Neoplasms ♦ Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections ♦ Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections ♦ Central Nervous System Stimulants ♦ Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations ♦ Central Nervous System Venous Angioma ♦ Central Nervous System Viral Diseases ♦ central office ♦ central office equipment ♦ central office exchange service ♦ central office switch ♦ central office switching system ♦ central Pacolet ♦ central paris market ♦ central Park ♦ central part ♦ central planning team ♦ central point ♦ Central Population Registers Office ♦ central post office ♦ central powers ♦ central processing unit ♦ central processor ♦ central reservation ♦ central reserve ♦ central reserve cities ♦ Central retinal artery ♦ Central retinal vein ♦ central sliding key ♦ central Somers. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "central": central-american, central-area, central-bank, central-banking, central-city, central-control, central-defensive, central-european, central-fire, central-government, central-heating, central-ise, central-level, central-local, central-locking, central-peripheral, central-planning, central-system, central-western, Central-wrawby. | |
Ending with "central": local-central, north-central, sub-central. | |
Containing "central": inter-central-bank, South-Central Dravidian. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "central"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | sentraal. (various references) | |
Albanian | central telefonik (telephone exchange), telefonist (switchboard operator, telephone operator, telephonist), qendror (basic, essential, Midland, nodal, self centered, self centred), në qendër, kryesor (arch, arterial, basal, capital, Cardinal, chief, focal, foremost, fundamental, general, governing, grand, great, key, keynote, leading, main, major, pivotal, predominant, premier, primal, primary, prime, principal, topmost, trunk). (various references) | |
Arabic | متوسط (age, average, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mediocre, medium, middle, middling, moderate, ordinary, pass, poorly), مركزي (centric, focal), سنترال مركزية الهاتفي, السنترال, رئيسي (arch, arterial, broad, cardinal, chief, foremost, fundamental, head on, key-, leading, main, major, master, masterful, premier, primal, primary, prime, principal, sovereign, staple). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | централен (centric, middle, middlemost, nodal, pivotal, polar), телефонна централа, най-важен (essential, foremost, leading, main, primal, primary, prime, principal, supreme). (various references) | |
Chinese | 中央 (center, middle). (various references) | |
Czech | centrální (centric), střední (intermediate, mean, medium, mid, middle), ústřední (main). (various references) | |
Danish | central (central office switch, central office switching system, CO switch, exchange). (various references) | |
Dutch | centraal (cent.), middelste. (various references) | |
Esperanto | centra. (various references) | |
Farsi | مرکزی (Umbilical). (various references) | |
Finnish | keskeinen (essential). (various references) | |
French | central (centric), axial. (various references) | |
German | zentral (centrally, pivotal, polar). (various references) | |
Greek | κεντρικός. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מרוכז (centralized, centred, concentrated, focussed), מרכזי (focal, main), תיכון (halfway, intermediate, mean, median, middle), תיכוני (medial, mid, middle), עקרי (capital, fundamental, leading, main, major, pivotal, preponderant, primary, principal, staple, substantial). (various references) | |
Hungarian | központi (chancery, federal), közép- (mean, median, middle). (various references) | |
Icelandic | rútumiðstöð (country bus central). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pusat (centre, core, navel). (various references) | |
Italian | centrale (halfway, head, Midland, midmost, pivotal). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 中枢性 , 中央 (center, centre, middle), 中央 (center, centre, middle), 中心的 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ちゅうすうせい, ちゅうおう (center, Central Europe, centre, middle), ちゅうしんてき. (various references) | |
Korean | 중앙 (mid, midst). (various references) | |
Manx | meanagh (centre, centric, centrical, intermediate). (various references) | |
Norwegian | sentralvarme (central heating). (various references) | |
Papiamen | sentral. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | entralcay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | central (average, centric, exchange, mean, medial, middle, midland, power station). (various references) | |
Romanian | centralã telefonicã (exchange), central (fundamental, Midland, midmost, mixed). (various references) | |
Russian | центральный (cen central, centric, ctl, middlemost, nodal, pivotal). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | centralni, centralan, srednji (intermediate, medial, median, medium, mid, middle, neuter), središnji (mesial, mid, middlemost, midway, umbilical). (various references) | |
Spanish | central (exchange, headquarters, middlemost, station). (various references) | |
Swedish | central (center, centre), mellerst (middle). (various references) | |
Tagalog | Gitnáng Europa (Central Europe), Gitnáng Amériká (Central America). (various references) | |
Turkish | santral memuru (switchboard operator, telephone operator, telephonist), santral (exchange, station, telephone exchange), orta (bosom, c, center, centre, fair, in between, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mediate, mediocre, medium, mesial, mesne, meso-, mezzo-, mid, mid-, middle, middling, midst, moderate, passable, secondary), merkezi (centric, centrical, centrically), merkezde olan, esas (authentic, basal, base, basic, basis, beginnings, broad, constitutive, corner stone, element, elemental, essence, extract, footing, fortification, foundation, fundamental, guiding, heartbeat, intrinsic, main, master, nub, parent, pith, pith and marrow, pivotal, postulate, principal, principle, quiddity, radical, staple, substance, sum, the merits, the nub, ultimate, underlying), baş (arch, arch-, beginning, beginnings, bow, capital, chief, coconut, costard, especial, first, foremost, general, governing, grand, head, heading, in chief, initial, knob, leader, master, nob, noddle, off, outset, potato, premier, primal, primary, prime, principal, sconce, top), asıl (actual, authentic, Cardinal, elementary, extraction, foundation, fountain-head, gist, groundwork, in chief, intrinsic, main, master, origin, original, origination, pivotal, principal, principally, provenance, real, root stock, true, virtual), önde gelen (arch-, capital, first, foremost, prominent). (various references) | |
Turkmen | merkezi. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | розташований у центрі, центральна телефонна станція, центральний (centric, focal, middlemost, nodal, pivotal, umbilical), основний (basal, base, basic, basilar, capital, chief, first, foremost, fundamental, key, main, master, organic, primary, primitive, principal, quintessence, radical, staple, substantial, ultimate, underlying), найважливіший (capital, chief, first rate, overriding, topmost), провідний (banner, conductive, leading, principal). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | chủ yếu (cardinal, chief, governing, main, primal, staple), ở trung tâm; trung ương chính, ở giữa (intermediate, median, mesne, middle). (various references) | |
Welsh | canolog. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | murub. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | medius. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "central": centraler, centralest, centralise, centralised, centralises, centralising, centralism, centralisms, centralist, centralistic, centralists, centralities, centrality, centralization, centralizations, centralize, centralized, centralizer, centralizers, centralizes, centralizing, centrally, centrals. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "central": epicentral, hypocentral, noncentral, subcentral. (additional references) | |
Words containing "central": decentralization, decentralizations, decentralize, decentralized, decentralizes, decentralizing, overcentralization, overcentralizations, overcentralize, overcentralized, overcentralizes, overcentralizing, recentralization, recentralizations, subcentrally. (additional references) | |
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"Central" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acentral, cantal, cantrail, cantrap, cenral, centa, cental, centar, centr, centraal, centrad, centrail, centrif, centrol, centual, Ceontea, cetra, Cintura, contraly, Dendral, icetrax, Kintraw, sentra. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "central" (pronounced se"ntrul) |
| 6 | -e" n t r u l | ventral. |
| 4 | -t r u l | ancestral, astral, austral, minstrel, mistral, mitral, neutral, nostril, orchestral. |
| 3 | -r u l | amoral, antiviral, apparel, aural, auroral, Balmoral, barrel, Beryl, boral, Carle, Carol, carrel, cathedral, cerebral, choral, coral, feral, floral, gambrel, goral, immoral, imperil, Sorel, Sorrel, spiral, sterile, tetrahedral, integral, intramural, laurel, Loral, moral, mural, neural, octahedral, oral, peril, plural, quarrel, rural, scoundrel, several, vertebral, viral, virile. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-l-n-r-t" | |
-1 letter: antler, canter, cantle, carnet, cartel, cental, centra, claret, lancer, lancet, learnt, nectar, recant, rectal, rental, tanrec, trance. | |
-2 letters: alert, alter, antre, artel, caner, caret, carle, carte, cater, clean, clear, cleat, crane, crate, eclat, enact, lacer, lance, laten, later, leant, learn, nacre, rance, ratel, react, recta, renal, taler, trace. | |
-3 letters: acne, acre, alec, ante. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-l-n-r-t" | |
+1 letter: centrals, clarinet. | |
+2 letters: ancestral, antiulcer, branchlet, calenture, celebrant, centraler, centrally, certainly, cisternal, clarinets, coeternal, crenulate, declarant, interclan, interlace, larcenist, nucleator, rectangle, reluctant, tolerance. | |
+3 letters: accelerant, branchlets, calentures, cantilever, carnallite, celebrants, centralest, centralise, centralism, centralist, centrality, centralize, chlorinate, citronella, clattering, coelentera, corelating, credential, crenelated, crenulated, declarants, epicentral, interclass, interlaced, interlaces, interlocal, lacerating, laceration, lacustrine, larcenists, lectionary, lenticular, linecaster, mercantile, noncentral, nucleators, pratincole, rectangles, relocating, relocation, reluctance, reluctancy, retackling, retinacula, subcentral, tabernacle, tentacular, tolerances, trancelike, ulcerating, ulceration, ultraclean, unclearest. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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