Central-West Region

alternative Central-West region

1. A macroregion of Brazil, comprising the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and the Distrito Federal.

   Synonyms: Center-West Region

1. Alternative letter-case form of Central-West Region.

   BrasilFest. Seattle Center. Features Brazilian music, dance, art & food. This year features the Central-West region, where Brazil’s capital Brasilia was founded in 1960.

   2004 August 20, “Community Calendar”, in Seattle Gay News, volume 32, number 34, Seattle, Wash., →OCLC, page 45, column 4

   2 more examples

   “In the Central-West region there are more than 18 million acres of soybeans, corn, rice, dry edible beans and wheat on farms large enough to use medium- to large-scale machinery,” says [Roger] Johnson.

   1996 March 11, NDSU [North Dakota State University] Extension Communication, “Manufacturers break new ground in Brazil […]”, in Agweek, volume 11, number 30, Grand Forks, N.D.: Grand Forks Herald, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 45, column 2

   Pamela Thompson, a writer/editor and seven-year member of Downtown Club #14, and four young professionals who live within the boundaries of Rotary District 5650—eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa—will travel around Minas Gerais in the Central-West region May 11-June 14.

   2010 May 8, “Exchange team leaves Tuesday for month in Brazil”, in Neighborhood Extra (Lincoln Journal Star), volume 20, number 46, Lincoln, Neb.: Lee Enterprises, →OCLC, page 30, column 1