Etymology

Medway

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Today it means: A major river which flows through East Sussex and Kent, southern England, and into the Thames Estuary. Full definition →

Old English Medewæġe ← Late Latin Madus
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromMadus
  2. Old English · derived fromMedewæġe
  3. English todayMedway

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

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