Medway

M3E1D2W4A1Y4
/ˈmɛdweɪ/

proper noun

A major river which flows through East Sussex and Kent, southern England, and into the Thames Estuary.

OriginOld English Medewæġe ← Late Latin Madus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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 place in the United States:
    1. A township in Hamilton County, Kansas.
    2. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
    3. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio.
  4. A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Late LatinMadus
  2. Old EnglishMedewæġe
  3. EnglishMedway

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

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APA

Medway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medway

MLA

“Medway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Medway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medway.

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