Definition: central

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

central
     adj 1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the
            central cause of the problem"; "an example that was
            fundamental to the argument"; "computers are
            fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn: cardinal,
             fundamental, key, primal]
     2: in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner
        area; "a central position" "central heating and air
        conditioning" [ant: peripheral]
     3: used in the description of a place that in the middle of
        another place; "the people of Central and Northern
        Europe"; "country in central Africa"
     4: centrally located and easy to reach; "the central city has
        good bus service"; "the shop has a central location"
     n : a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility
         where lines from telephones can be connected together to
         permit communication [syn: telephone exchange, exchange]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Central \Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F.
   central. See Center.]
   Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or
   middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts
   near the center
Central \Cen"tral\, Centrale \Cen*tra"le\, n. [NL. centrale, fr.
   L. centralis.] (Anat.)
   The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or
   tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the
   navicular.

Source: U.S. Gazetteer (1990) 

Central, AK (CDP, FIPS 11690)
  Location: 65.55583 N, 144.85782 W
  Population (1990): 52 (78 housing units)
  Area: 140.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 99730
Central, IN
  Zip code(s): 47110
Central, NM (village, FIPS 13550)
  Location: 32.77530 N, 108.15424 W
  Population (1990): 1835 (700 housing units)
  Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 88026
Central, SC (town, FIPS 13015)
  Location: 34.72335 N, 82.78297 W
  Population (1990): 2438 (1282 housing units)
  Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 29630
Central, TN (CDP, FIPS 12460)
  Location: 36.32663 N, 82.29545 W
  Population (1990): 2635 (1130 housing units)
  Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Central, UT
  Zip code(s): 84722