Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Something that is ~ is in the middle of a place or area.
...Central America’s Caribbean coast...
...a rich woman living in ~ London.
ADJ
~ly
The main cabin has its full-sized double bed ~ly placed with plenty of room around it.
ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v
2.
A place that is ~ is easy to reach because it is in the centre of a city, town, or particular area.
...a ~ location in the capital.
ADJ
~ly
...this ~ly located hotel, situated on the banks of the Marne Canal.
ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v
3.
A ~ group or organization makes all the important decisions that are followed throughout a larger organization or a country.
There is a lack of trust towards the ~ government in Rome.
...the ~ committee of the Cuban communist party.
ADJ: ADJ n
~ly
This is a ~ly planned economy.
ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v
4.
The ~ person or thing in a particular situation is the most important one.
Black dance music has been ~ to mainstream pop since the early ’60s.
...a ~ part of their culture.
ADJ: oft ADJ to n
~ity
The ~ity of the German economy to the welfare of Europe must be recognised.
N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n
~ly
In her memoirs Naomi is quick to acknowledge that her grandmother was ~ly important in her venture as a writer.
ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV after v