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Central Standard Time

Central Standard Time proper noun: the time of day in the time zone that encompasses the majority of the Midwest and the southern United States, as well as Manitoba, the western third of northern Ontario and the majority of the central third of Nunavut in Canada from the first Sunday of November to the second Sunday of March.

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Proper noun

Central Standard Time

  1. The time of day in the time zone that encompasses the majority of the Midwest and the southern United States, as well as Manitoba, the western third of northern Ontario and the majority of the central third of Nunavut in Canada from the first Sunday of November to the second Sunday of March.
    • Coordinate term: Central Daylight Time
    • About 1:20 p.m. Central Standard Time Ken O'Donnell informed us of the President's death. "He's gone," was all he said. A minute or two later Emory Roberts confirmed the tragic news.1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10

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Questions about Central Standard Time

What does Central Standard Time mean?
Central Standard Time means the time of day in the time zone that encompasses the majority of the Midwest and the southern United States, as well as Manitoba, the western third of northern Ontario and the majority of the central third of Nunavut in Canada from the first Sunday of November to the second Sunday of March.
What part of speech is Central Standard Time?
Central Standard Time is a proper noun.

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