"centrally" meaning in English

See centrally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈsɛnt.ɹə.li/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-centrally.wav Forms: more centrally [comparative], most centrally [superlative]
Etymology: From central + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|central|ly}} central + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} centrally (comparative more centrally, superlative most centrally)
  1. (location) In a central manner or situation; at, to, through or from the centre. Derived forms: decentrally, frontocentrally, noncentrally, paracentrally, precentrally Translations (in a central manner or situation): centralment (Catalan), centre (Esperanto), keskeisesti (Finnish), centralement (French), κεντρικά (kentriká) (Greek), központilag (Hungarian), centralmente (Italian), centralnie (Polish), centralmente (Portuguese), centralmente (Spanish), центра́льно (centrálʹno) (Ukrainian)

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