Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "tsakiya" na iya bambanta dangane da mahallin, amma ga wasu ma'anoni gama gari: wanda yake a ko kusa da cibiyar: "Ofishin tsakiya yana tsakiyar ginin. da iko ko tasiri a kan wani abu: "Gwamnatin tsakiya ta yanke shawara." Mahimmanci ko mahimmanci ga wani abu: labari shi ne gwarzo." wanda ke da alaƙa da tsarin jijiya ta tsakiya: "Tsarin jijiyoyi yana sarrafa yawancin ayyuka na jiki."