Meanings
proper nounthe Central African Republic
alternative initialism CAR
- A country in Central Africa. Capital and largest city: Bangui. Formerly called Ubangi-Shari.
“This is connected to the fact that we are developing relations with the Central African Republic in all possible areas, including highly sensitive areas related to security. And we intend to develop this cooperation further,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ahead of the meeting.
2025 January 18, Nimi Princewill, “Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?”, in CNN
Translations
Afrikaans Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiek
- Sentraal-Afrikaanse Republiekcountry in Central Africa
Arabic جُمْهُورِيَّة أَفْرِيقِيَا الْوُسْطَى
- جُمْهُورِيَّة أَفْرِيقِيَا الْوُسْطَى (jumhūriyyat ʔafrīqiyā l-wusṭā)country in Central Africa
Basque Afrika Erdiko Errepublika
- Afrika Erdiko Errepublikacountry in Central Africa
Bengali মধ্য আফ্রিকান প্রজাতন্ত্র
- মধ্য আফ্রিকান প্রজাতন্ত্র (moddho aphrikan projatontro)country in Central Africa
Bulgarian Централноафрика́нска репу́блика
- Централноафрика́нска репу́блика (Centralnoafrikánska repúblika)country in Central Africa
Catalan República Centreafricana
- República Centreafricanacountry in Central Africa
Chinese Mandarin 中非共和國 /中非共和国, 中非
- 中非共和國 /中非共和国 (Zhōngfēi Gònghéguó)country in Central Africa
- 中非 (Zhōngfēi)country in Central Africa
Czech Středoafrická republika
- Středoafrická republikacountry in Central Africa
Danish Centralafrikanske Republik
- Centralafrikanske Republikcountry in Central Africa
Dutch Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek
- Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiekcountry in Central Africa
Esperanto Centr-Afrika Respubliko, Centrafriko
- Centr-Afrika Respublikocountry in Central Africa
- Centrafrikocountry in Central Africa
Estonian Kesk-Aafrika Vabariik, KAV
- Kesk-Aafrika Vabariikcountry in Central Africa
- KAVcountry in Central Africa
Finnish Keski-Afrikan tasavalta
- Keski-Afrikan tasavaltacountry in Central Africa
French République centrafricaine
- République centrafricainecountry in Central Africa
German Zentralafrikanische Republik
- Zentralafrikanische Republikcountry in Central Africa
Greek Κεντροαφρικανική Δημοκρατία
- Κεντροαφρικανική Δημοκρατία (Kentroafrikanikí Dimokratía)country in Central Africa
Hebrew הַרֶפּוּבְּלִיקָה הַמֶרְכָּז־אַפְרִיקָנִית
- הַרֶפּוּבְּלִיקָה הַמֶרְכָּז־אַפְרִיקָנִית (ha-republika ha-merkaz afrikanit)country in Central Africa
Hindi मध्य अफ़्रीकी गणराज्य
- मध्य अफ़्रीकी गणराज्य (madhya afrīkī gaṇrājya)country in Central Africa
Hungarian Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
- Közép-afrikai Köztársaságcountry in Central Africa
Icelandic Mið-Afríkulýðveldið
- Mið-Afríkulýðveldiðcountry in Central Africa
Indonesian Republik Afrika Tengah
- Republik Afrika Tengahcountry in Central Africa
Irish Poblacht na hAfraice Láir
- Poblacht na hAfraice Láircountry in Central Africa
Italian Repubblica Centrafricana
- Repubblica Centrafricanacountry in Central Africa
Japanese 中央アフリカ共和国
- 中央アフリカ共和国 (Chūō Afurika kyōwakoku)country in Central Africa
Korean 중앙아프리카 공화국
- 중앙아프리카 공화국 (Jung'ang-Apeurika gonghwaguk)country in Central Africa
Latvian Centrālāfrikas Republika
- Centrālāfrikas Republikacountry in Central Africa
Lithuanian Centrinės Afrikos Respublika
- Centrinės Afrikos Respublikacountry in Central Africa
Malay Republik Afrika Tengah
- Republik Afrika Tengahcountry in Central Africa
Māori Te Puku o Āwherika
- Te Puku o Āwherikacountry in Central Africa
Norwegian Bokmål Den sentralafrikanske republikk
- Den sentralafrikanske republikkcountry in Central Africa
Polish Republika Środkowoafrykańska
- Republika Środkowoafrykańskacountry in Central Africa
Portuguese República Centro-Africana
- República Centro-Africanacountry in Central Africa
Romanian Republica Centrafricană
- Republica Centrafricanăcountry in Central Africa
Russian Центра́льно-Африка́нская Респу́блика, ЦАР
- Центра́льно-Африка́нская Респу́блика (Centrálʹno-Afrikánskaja Respúblika)country in Central Africa
- ЦАРcountry in Central Africa
Slovak Stredoafrická republika
- Stredoafrická republikacountry in Central Africa
Spanish República Centroafricana
- República Centroafricanacountry in Central Africa
Swahili Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
- Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Katicountry in Central Africa
Swedish Centralafrikanska republiken
- Centralafrikanska republikencountry in Central Africa
Tagalog Republika ng Gitnang Aprika
- Republika ng Gitnang Aprikacountry in Central Africa
Tamil மத்திய ஆப்பிரிக்கக் குடியரசு, நடு ஆப்பிரிக்கக் குடியரசு
- மத்திய ஆப்பிரிக்கக் குடியரசு (mattiya āppirikkak kuṭiyaracu)country in Central Africa
- நடு ஆப்பிரிக்கக் குடியரசு (naṭu āppirikkak kuṭiyaracu)country in Central Africa
Thai สาธารณรัฐแอฟริกากลาง
- สาธารณรัฐแอฟริกากลาง (sǎa-taa-rá-ná-rát-ɛ́p-frí-gaa-glaang)country in Central Africa
Turkish Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
- Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeticountry in Central Africa
Ukrainian Центральноафрика́нська Респу́бліка, Центра́льно-Африка́нська Респу́бліка
- Центральноафрика́нська Респу́бліка (Centralʹnoafrykánsʹka Respúblika)country in Central Africa
- Центра́льно-Африка́нська Респу́бліка (Centrálʹno-Afrykánsʹka Respúblika)country in Central Africa
- ЦАРcountry in Central Africa
Urdu وُسْطیٰ اَفْرِیقی جَمْہُورِیَہ
- وُسْطیٰ اَفْرِیقی جَمْہُورِیَہ (vustā afrīqī jamhūriya)country in Central Africa
Vietnamese Cộng hoà Trung Phi, Trung Phi
- Cộng hoà Trung Phicountry in Central Africa
- Trung Phicountry in Central Africa
Yiddish צענטראַל־אַפֿריקאַנישע רעפּובליק
- צענטראַל־אַפֿריקאַנישע רעפּובליק (tsentral-afrikanishe republik)country in Central Africa
Cite this entry
APA
Central African Republic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20African%20Republic
MLA
“Central African Republic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20African%20Republic. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Central African Republic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20African%20Republic.
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