central city

noun

The main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities.

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principal citycore citymetropolitan corecentral business districtcity centercity centre
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Meanings

central city1

nouncentral city (plural central cities)

plural central cities

  1. The main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities.

    Synonyms: principal city, core city, metropolitan core

  2. Synonym of central business district.

    Synonyms: central business district

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see central, city.

Central City2

proper noun
  1. An urban village in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
  2. A small city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States.
  3. A home rule municipality, the county seat of Gilpin County, Colorado, United States.
  4. A village in Marion County, Illinois, United States.
  5. A small city in Linn County, Iowa, United States.
  6. A home rule city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States.
  7. A neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
  8. A city, the county seat of Merrick County, Nebraska, United States.
  9. A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio, United States.
  10. A borough of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  11. A small city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe main city of a metropolitan area; particularly one containing multiple cities.

Similar
principal citycore citymetropolitan core

nounSynonym of central business district.

Similar
central business district

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe central part of a city

Similar
city centercity centre
Broader
centercentremiddle
Also see
central business districtcity centercity centrecore citymetropolitan coreprincipal city

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From central + city.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with central city

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Cite this entry
APA

central city. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20city

MLA

“central city.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20city. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “central city,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20city.

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