"Central" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Central
  1. A former local government region in central Scotland, created in 1975 mainly from Stirlingshire, abolished in 1996 and divided into 3 council areas: Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling (which were districts within the region). Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Regions of Scotland
    Sense id: en-Central-en-name-ujp-x3pY
  2. Central (an area in Central and Western district, Hong Kong) Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong
    Sense id: en-Central-en-name-eEF3sVJc Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
  3. The Central Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Central London Railway. Categories (place): London
    Sense id: en-Central-en-name-mz4biasX Disambiguation of London: 20 13 55 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 28 46 10
  4. A district of Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran. Categories (place): Places in Iran
    Sense id: en-Central-en-name-hQkwlqeB

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