Central definition

(1) In or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area

"A central position"

"Central heating and air conditioning"

(2) Centrally located and easy to reach

"The central city has good bus service"

"The shop has a central location"

(3) 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"

(4) 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"

(5) A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication