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CEN

CEN is the initialism of childhood emotional neglect.

Proper noun (1)

CEN

  1. The station code of Central in Hong Kong.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Cen

Cen (plural Cens)

  1. A surname.
    • The most controversial Ch’ing figure during the boycott movement was probably Ts’en Ch’un-hsuan, the governor-general of Liangkwang. He was called the “suppressor” by certain boycotters, while American officials labeled him the “chief agitator.”[1983, Shih-shan Henry Tsai, “The Chinese Boycott of 1905: People's Reaction to Exclusion”, in China and the Overseas Chinese in the United States, 1868–1911, Fayetteville: University of Arkansas...

Forms of CEN

pluralCens

Origin of CEN

Chinese surname, Mandarin form of 岑 (cén).

Phrases with CEN

Questions about CEN

What does CEN mean?
CEN means the station code of Central in Hong Kong.
What is CEN the initialism of?
CEN is the initialism of childhood emotional neglect.
What part of speech is CEN?
CEN is a proper noun.

Words near CEN in the dictionary

  1. Cemmaes Road
  2. CEMP
  3. cempedak
  4. cempedaks
  5. cems
  6. CEN
  7. cen-
  8. Cena
  9. cenacle
  10. cenacles
  11. Cenade

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