adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈsɛnt.ɹə.li/
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CMU ARPABET:S EH1 N T R AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a central manner or situation; at, to, through or from the centre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: location
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The theater is centrally located
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: peripherally
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)der. Latin centrum Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin centrālisbor. English central Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English centrally From central + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
centralment
— in a central manner or situation
Esperanto:
centre
— in a central manner or situation
Finnish:
keskeisesti
— in a central manner or situation
French:
centralement
— in a central manner or situation
Greek:
κεντρικά
(kentriká)
— in a central manner or situation
Hungarian:
központilag
— in a central manner or situation
Italian:
centralmente
— in a central manner or situation
Polish:
centralnie
— in a central manner or situation
Portuguese:
centralmente
— in a central manner or situation
Spanish:
centralmente
— in a central manner or situation
Ukrainian:
центра́льно
(centrálʹno)
— in a central manner or situation