central Massachusetts

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geographic region region

Central Massachusetts is a region in the middle of the state characterized by a mix of small cities, rural towns, and forests, serving as a geographic and economic bridge between the Boston area and western Massachusetts.

Aliases (3)

Central Massachusetts ×63
North Central Massachusetts ×1
Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan Statistical Area ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic region → region →
borders	Greater Boston → Northern Massachusetts → Southern Massachusetts → Western Massachusetts →
containsCity	Fitchburg NERFINISHED → Leominster → Worcester →
containsCounty	Worcester County →
containsPortionOfCounty	Hampshire County NERFINISHED → Middlesex County → Norfolk County NERFINISHED →
containsTown	Auburn → Clinton → Gardner → Grafton → Holden → Milford → Northborough NERFINISHED → Oxford → Rutland → Shrewsbury → Southbridge → Spencer → Webster → Westborough NERFINISHED →
country	United States →
hasCharacteristic	forested areas → hilly terrain → mix of small cities and rural towns → post-industrial mill towns →
hasEconomicSector	education → forestry → healthcare → logistics → manufacturing → small business →
hasLandUse	forest land → rural areas → suburban areas → urban areas →
hasLargestCity	Worcester →
locatedIn	Massachusetts → New England → Northeastern United States →
partOf	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
positionInState	central Massachusetts →
role	economic bridge between Greater Boston and Western Massachusetts → geographic bridge between Greater Boston and Western Massachusetts →
traversedBy	Interstate 190 NERFINISHED → Interstate 290 → Interstate 395 NERFINISHED → Interstate 90 → Massachusetts Turnpike → U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Princeton, Massachusetts → Shrewsbury, Massachusetts ("Central Massachusetts") → Worcester, Massachusetts ("Central Massachusetts") →	region
Western Massachusetts ("Central Massachusetts") →	borderedBy
Eastern Massachusetts ("Central Massachusetts") →	borders
Leominster, Massachusetts ("Central Massachusetts") →	locatedIn
Mount Wachusett →	locatedInRegion
Worcester County, Massachusetts ("Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan Statistical Area") →	partOf
Massachusetts Route 2 →	passesThrough
Central Massachusetts →	positionInState
Interstate 190 in Leominster, Massachusetts ("Central Massachusetts") →	regionServed
North Leominster ("North Central Massachusetts") →	servesRegion
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority →	serviceArea
Nashua River ("Central Massachusetts") →	sourceLocatedIn