Tsentraalsed
Tsentraalsed is an Estonian adjective meaning central or pertaining to the center. It is used in formal or technical contexts to describe elements that occupy a central position within a system, region, organization, or process, or to indicate a central, core role. In everyday language, the more common synonym is keskaine or kesk-, but tsentraalsed appears frequently in scientific, geographic, logistical, and policy discourse.
Etymology and linguistic notes: the form derives from the root tsentral- (linked to the Latin centralis through
Usage and examples: tsentraalsed piirkonnad refers to central or core regions within a country or area; tsentraalsed
Relation to other terms: tsentraalsed is part of a broader vocabulary distinguishing central from peripheral, core
See also: tsentraliseerimine, tsentraalsüsteem, tsentraalne, kesk.