| central | (n) a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication, Syn. telephone exchange, exchange |
| central | (adj) in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area, Ant. peripheral, Example: a central position |
| central african republic | (n) a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960, Syn. Central Africa |
| central african republic franc | (n) the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic |
| central america | (n) the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia |
| central america | (n) the nations of Central America collectively |
| central american | (n) a native or inhabitant of Central America |
| central american | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Central America or its people or languages |
| central american country | (n) any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments, Syn. Central American nation |
| central american strap fern | (n) fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina, Syn. narrow-leaved strap fern, Campyloneurum augustifolium |
| Central | 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; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| centralisation | n. same as centralization. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Centralism | n. |
| centralistic | |
| Centrality | n.; Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence equal to the centrifugence. R. W. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Centralization | n. [ Cf. F. centralisation. ] The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; |
| Centralize | v. t. [ To ] centralize the power of government. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| centralized | adj.
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| centralizing | adj. prenom. causing to concentrate at a center. Opposite of |