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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Central \Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr centrum: cf F. central. See {Center}.] Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Central \Cen"tral\, Centrale \Cen*tra"le\, n. [NL. centrale, fr L. centralis.] (Anat.) The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: central adj 1: 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" [syn: {cardinal}, {fundamental}, {key}, {primal}] 2: in or near a center or constituting a center; "a central position" "central heating and air conditioning" [ant: {peripheral}] 3: constituting a center or having controlling authority; where all the important decisions are made "the central office is in Atlanta"; "our central government"; "the central library" [ant: {local}] 4: 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" 5: centrally located and easy to reach; "the central city has good bus service"; "the shop has a central location" n : a telecommunications facility [syn: {telephone exchange}, {exchange}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Central, AK (CDP, FIPS 11690) Location: 65.55583 N, 144.85782 W Population (1990): 52 (78 housing units) Area: 140.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99730 Central, IN Zip code(s): 47110 Central, NM (village, FIPS 13550) Location: 32.77530 N, 108.15424 W Population (1990): 1835 (700 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88026 Central, SC (town, FIPS 13015) Location: 34.72335 N, 82.78297 W Population (1990): 2438 (1282 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29630 Central, TN (CDP, FIPS 12460) Location: 36.32663 N, 82.29545 W Population (1990): 2635 (1130 housing units) Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Central, UT Zip code(s): 84722
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