Central European may mean:
A person of one of a Central European ethnic group
Relating to or characteristic of Central Europe or its inhabitants
Culture
Central European cuisine, cuisine typical to Central Europe
Central European University, a graduate-level, English-language university promoting a distinctively Central European perspective
Central European University Press
Central European Free Trade Agreement, a free trade area established by central European countries
Central European Initiative, a forum of regional cooperation
Central European Media Enterprises, a Bermuda-based media and entertainment company
Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Central Europe, former name of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Frankfurt and all of Germany
Central European History, a peer-reviewed academic journal on history published quarterly by Cambridge University Press
Central European Time, time zone used in most parts of the European Union
History
Urnfield culture (c. 1300 BC – 750 BC), a late Bronze Age culture of Central Europe
Lusatian culture (1300 BCE – 500 BCE), a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age in Central Europe
Hallstatt culture, the predominant Central European culture from the 8th to 6th centuries BC
Central Europe Campaign, Western Allied invasion of Germany
Sport
Central European Football League, a regional American football league
Central European Tour Budapest GP, a cycling race in Hungary
Central European Tour Miskolc GP, is a cycling race in Hungary
Central European International Cup, an international football competition held by certain national teams from Central Europe between 1927 and 1960
2008 Central Europe Rally, a rally raid endurance race held in Romania and Hungary
2023 Central Europe Rally, a rally race held in Germany, Austria and Czech Republic
Ladies Central European Open, a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour
Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l'Europe Centrale, was one of the first international major European football cups for club sides