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Medway

/ˈmɛdweɪ/

Medway proper noun: a major river which flows through East Sussex and Kent, southern England, and into the Thames Estuary.

Proper noun

Medway

  1. A major river which flows through East Sussex and Kent, southern England, and into the Thames Estuary.
  2. A unitary authority and borough in North Kent, England, which includes the Medway Towns on both sides of the river.
  3. A township in Hamilton County, Kansas.
  4. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  5. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
  6. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio.
  7. A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin of Medway

From Old English Medewæġe, from Romano-British Late Latin Madus.

Words formed from Medway

Questions about Medway

What does Medway mean?
Medway means a major river which flows through East Sussex and Kent, southern England, and into the Thames Estuary.
What part of speech is Medway?
Medway is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Medway?
Medway is pronounced /ˈmɛdweɪ/.

Words near Medway in the dictionary

  1. Medvedgrad
  2. Medveds
  3. Medvezhye
  4. Medvid
  5. Medvigy
  6. Medway
  7. Medway Towns
  8. Medwid
  9. Medwin
  10. Medwins
  11. Medyka

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