| Austria |
a central European country that lies between Germany and the Czech Republic to the north and Italy and Slovenia to the south. |
| Austronesia |
the islands of the central and southern Pacific. |
| axis |
in anatomy and botany, a main or central structure. [1/4 definitions] |
| Aztec |
a member of an Indian people who had an advanced civilization in central Mexico before the Spaniards conquered them in 1519. [2/4 definitions] |
| Bactrian camel |
a two-humped camel that is native to central Asia and that is stockier and hairier than an Arabian camel. (Cf. dromedary.) |
| banana republic |
(informal) a small, often politically unstable Central American country with a one-crop economy that is controlled by foreign capital (used as a derogatory label). |
| Bangui |
the capital of the Central African Republic. |
| bank rate |
the standard rate of discount that is established by a central bank or banks. |
| Bantu |
a member of any of several peoples native to central and southern Africa who speak related languages. [1/2 definitions] |
| base1 |
a central place; headquarters. [1/7 definitions] |
| basically |
in an important or central way; at heart. |
| beat about the bush |
to intentionally avoid the central matter or point. |
| beat around the bush |
to intentionally avoid the central matter or point. |
| Benin |
an African country on the west central coast between Togo and Nigeria. |
| boil down to |
of a thing, to have (something) as its central cause, fundamental essence, or core significance. [1/3 definitions] |
| Bombay |
a state capital on the west central coast of India. |
| brain |
the organ of the central nervous system contained within the skull, which thinks, interprets sensations, and coordinates motion and other activity in the rest of the body. [1/5 definitions] |
| breakfront |
having a central section that protrudes farther than the sides, as on a bookcase or cabinet. [1/2 definitions] |
| bunt2 |
the central area of a square sail. [1/2 definitions] |
| Burgundy |
a region in central France. [1/3 definitions] |
| Burundi |
a central African country between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |