central city

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Central City^¹

Rhymes with -ɪti

proper noun

An urban village in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
A small city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States.
A home rule municipality, the county seat of Gilpin County, Colorado, United States.
A village in Marion County, Illinois, United States.
A small city in Linn County, Iowa, United States.
A home rule city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.
A neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
A city, the county seat of Merrick County, Nebraska, United States.
A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio, United States.
A borough of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A small city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.

central city^²

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From central + city.

noun central cities

The main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities.
Similar: principal city, core city, metropolitan core
Synonym of central business district.
Similar: central business district
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see central, city.

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@misc{central_city_2026,
  title = {central city},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/central%20city},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}