FORMERLY


Meaning of FORMERLY in English

/ ˈfɔːməli; NAmE ˈfɔːrmərli/ adverb

in earlier times

SYN previously :

Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa

I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn.

John Marsh, formerly of London Road, Leicester, now living in France

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.