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Central Daylight Time

Central Daylight Time proper noun: the time of day in the time zone that encompasses most of the Midwest and the southern part of the United States, and Manitoba, the western third of northern Ontario and the middle third of Nunavut in Canada from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, as well as the province of Saskatchewan in Canada and most states of Mexico year-round; it is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-5), and one hour ahead of Central Standard Time.

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Proper noun

Central Daylight Time

  1. The time of day in the time zone that encompasses most of the Midwest and the southern part of the United States, and Manitoba, the western third of northern Ontario and the middle third of Nunavut in Canada from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, as well as the province of Saskatchewan in Canada and most states of Mexico year-round; it is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-5), and one hour ahead of Central Standard Time.
    Synonyms:
    CDT

Synonyms of Central Daylight Time

Questions about Central Daylight Time

What does Central Daylight Time mean?
Central Daylight Time means the time of day in the time zone that encompasses most of the Midwest and the southern part of the United States, and Manitoba, the western third of northern Ontario and the middle third of Nunavut in Canada from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, as well as the province of Saskatchewan in Canada and most states of Mexico year-round; it is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-5), and one hour ahead of Central Standard Time.
What part of speech is Central Daylight Time?
Central Daylight Time is a proper noun.

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