Central is an

adjective In linguistics, an adjective ( abbreviated ) is a word that generally modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent. Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun. Traditionally, adjectives were considered one of the ...

usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to:

Directions and generalised locations

Central Africa Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, E ...

, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as Middle Africa *

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

, a region in the centre of America continent *

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes the former ...

, a region in the centre of Eurasian continent * Central Australia, a region of the Australian continent * Central Belt, an area in the centre of Scotland *

Central Europe Central Europe is an area of Europe between Western Europe and Eastern Europe, based on a common historical, social and cultural identity. The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) between Catholicism and Protestantism significantly shaped the ...

, a region of the European continent * Central London, the centre of London * Central Region (disambiguation) * Central United States, a region of the United States of America

Specific locations

Countries

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the C ...

, a country in Africa

States and provinces

* Blue Nile (state) or Central, a state in Sudan * Central Department, Paraguay * Central Province (Kenya) * Central Province (Papua New Guinea) * Central Province (Solomon Islands) *

Central Province, Sri Lanka The Central Province ( si, මධ්‍යම පළාත ''Madhyama Paḷāta'', ta, மத்திய மாகாணம் ''Madhdhiya Mākāṇam'') is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of t ...

* Central Province, Zambia

Cities and districts

Jamaica

* Kingston Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) * Saint Andrew East Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) *

Saint Andrew North Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) Saint Andrew North Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post system of election. Members Karl Samuda since ...

Saint Andrew West Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) Saint Andrew West Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FP ...

Saint Catherine West Central (Jamaica Parliament constituency) Saint Catherine West Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament MP by the first past the post In a first-past-the-post electoral system ...

Saint James Central Saint James Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP ...

Saint James East Central Saint James East Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constituency was first con ...

Saint James West Central Saint James West Central is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the Jamaican Parliament. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP ...

United Kingdom

Central (Cardiff electoral ward) Central was the name of an original electoral ward in the centre of the county borough and, from 1905, city of Cardiff, Wales. It elected representatives to the Cardiff County Borough Council and, from 1974, South Glamorgan County Council. The ...

, Wales *

Central (Liverpool ward) Central is a Liverpool City Council ward in the Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituency. The population at the 2011 census was 20,340. It was formed for the 2004 municipal elections from the former Abercromby, Everton and Smithdown wa ...

, England *

Central Region, Scotland Central Region (''Roinn Meadhanach'' in Gaelic) was a local government region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996, one of twelve such bodies across the country. The Regional Council's HQ was at Viewforth in Stirling, which had been previously t ...

, a former local government region *

Ayr Central Ayr Central is covered shopping centre in Ayr, Scotland. Built on a brown field site on Kyle Street, which had been abandoned for fifteen years, the development cost £75 million. It was opened ahead of schedule in March 2007, with the openi ...

, a shopping centre

= Electoral districts

= * Aberdeen Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency) * Barnsley Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Belfast Central (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) * Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Brent Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Cardiff Central (Assembly constituency) * Central Armagh (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) *

Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency) Central Ayrshire is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south-west of Scotland within the North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire council areas. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) at least once every five years usin ...

* Central Devon (UK Parliament constituency) *

Central Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) Central Norfolk was a county constituency in the county of Norfolk. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. History The constituency was created by the Representation of the ...

Lancashire Central (European Parliament constituency) Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were ...

* Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency) * London Central (European Parliament constituency) * Manchester Central (UK Parliament constituency) *

Midlands Central (European Parliament constituency) Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The European Parliament constituencies used under that system were small ...

* Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Nottingham Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Sefton Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Southwark Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Stoke-on-Trent Central (UK Parliament constituency) * Sunderland Central (UK Parliament constituency) * York Central (UK Parliament constituency)

United States

* Central, Alaska * Central, Arizona * Central California (disambiguation) *

Central City, Colorado The historic City of Central, commonly known as Central City, is a home rule municipality located in Gilpin and Clear Creek counties, Colorado, United States. Central City is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gilpin County ...

* Central, Indiana * Central, Louisiana * Central, Michigan * Central, Minnesota, Koochiching County * Central, Minneapolis, Minnesota *

Central (neighborhood), Minneapolis The Central neighborhood (part of the larger Powderhorn community) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States is located south of the downtown region of the city. It is bounded by Lake Street on the north, Chicago Avenue on the east, 38th Stree ...

Central Township, Merrick County, Nebraska Central Township is one of eleven townships in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 62 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 62. See also *County government in Nebraska County government ...

* Central, New Mexico * Central, Cleveland, Ohio * Central, South Carolina * Central, Tennessee * Central, Utah * Central, West Virginia

Other nations

* Central District (Botswana) * Central, Bahia, Brazil * Central, Hong Kong ** Central and Western District, Hong Kong * Central, New South Wales, Australia *

Central Otago Central Otago is located in the inland part of the Otago region in the South Island of New Zealand. The motto for the area is "A World of Difference". The area is dominated by mountain ranges and the upper reaches of the Clutha River and trib ...

, part of New Zealand's South Island, often known simply as Central * Central Federal District, a federal district of Russia *

Central Area, Singapore The Central Area, also called the City Area, and informally The City, is the city centre of Singapore. Located in the south-eastern part of the Central Region, the Central Area consists of eleven constituent planning areas: the Downtown Cor ...

Central District Municipality Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality (formerly Central District Municipality) is one of the four districts of North West province in South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng, which is also the capital of the province. Geography Neighbours Ngaka ...

, a district in North West, South Africa * Central Italy (European Parliament constituency)

Railways

* Central Railway (India) ** Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) * Central line (London Underground), on the London Underground * Central station, a generic name for a centrally-located or main station of a town or city *

Central Station (disambiguation) Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

, railway stations known by the name "Central"

Sports

* Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero, a football (soccer) club in Argentina *

Rosario Central Club Atlético Rosario Central () is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on December 24, 1889, by a group of railway workers, taking its name from the English ...

, an important football club in Argentina * Central Sport Club, a football (soccer) club in Brazil * União Central Futebol Clube, a football (soccer) club in Brazil * Central (women's field hockey team), in New Zealand * Central United, a football (soccer) club in New Zealand

Companies

Central (home improvement store) Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known a ...

, a home improvement store chain located in Nova Scotia, Canada * Central Group, a department store company in Thailand * ITV Central (formerly Central Independent Television), the ITV company formed from ATV * Central Trains, a former UK train operating company owned by National Express Group * London Central, a bus operating company in London owned by Go-Ahead Group

Education

* Central C of E Junior School, a school in the United Kingdom * Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, a university in London commonly known as "Central" * Central College (disambiguation) * Central High School (disambiguation)

Other uses

* In Cuba a is a sugar refinery * Central algebra, in mathematics an associative algebra over the center of the algebra itself * Central angle, a geometric measurement * Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) * Central Christian Church (Henderson, Nevada), a postdenominational Evangelical megachurch * Central churchmanship, an Anglican tradition * The Central, a commercial and residential building in Clarke Quay, Singapore * Central (Department Store), a retail chain of the Pantaloon Retail India * Central District (disambiguation) * Central Hospital (disambiguation), various hospitals * Central Jail, a jail in India, Pakistan, and other South Asian countries usually meant for confinement of long-term convicts * Central (TV channel), a defunct TV channel in Singapore * Central, the fictional area which seceded from both the United States and the Confederate States during the American Civil War in '' My Name Is Earl'' * Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, the communist government * Central Police Division, a police division in Singapore * Central School of Speech and Drama, London *

Central Time Zone The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, some Caribbean Islands, and part of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Central Standard Time (CST) is six hours behind Coordina ...

, a time zone in the Americas *

Central, Zürich Central is a public square or ''plaza'' at the northern end of Limmatquai in Zürich, Switzerland. It is one of the city's nodal points for road and public transportation. It was formerly known as Leonhardplatz or Leonhardsplatz. Geography Cen ...

, a square in Zürich, Switzerland