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center
NounPlace

Definitions

  1. 1. center
  2. 2. centre
  3. 3. Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
  4. 4. Chuubu
This noun refers to the central part or region of something, and in a geographic sense it most commonly refers to the central region of Japan's main island, which includes cities like Nagoya. It can also be used more generally to mean the middle section of any area or object.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

In today's breaking news, the earthquake epicenter was reported to be in the central part of the region.

Sentence 2

Today's news reported that the typhoon passed through the central part of the archipelago.

Sentence 3

According to today's reports, the fire broke out in the central section of the building.

Sentence 4

"I live in central Japan," I told them.

Sentence 5

I've heard the Chubu region has a lot of mountains.