Middletown

1
[ mid-l-toun ]

noun(sometimes lowercase)
  1. a typical American town or small city with traditional values and mores.

Origin of Middletown

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After a pseudonymously named town studied in a book with the same title (1929) by U.S. sociologists Robert S. Lynd (1892–1970) and Helen Merrell Lynd (1896–1982); the town actually studied was Muncie, Ind.

Other words from Middletown

  • Mid·dle·town·er, noun

Words Nearby Middletown

Other definitions for Middletown (2 of 2)

Middletown2
[ mid-l-toun ]

noun
  1. a township in E New Jersey.

  2. a city in SW Ohio, on the Miami River.

  1. a city in central Connecticut, on the Connecticut River.

  2. a city in SE New York.

  3. a town in SE Rhode Island.

  4. a town in E Pennsylvania.

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How to use Middletown in a sentence

  • A mother of four who lives in Middletown, Md., McKenzie joined Solavei when a friend posted about the company on Facebook.

  • Adjacent to it, and which will eventually become amalgamated, is Middletown, laid off directly in the rear.

  • But standing there and looking east, it seems as if a strong armed man might cast a stone upon Middletown, hundreds of feet below.

    Following the Flag | Charles Carleton Coffin
  • The latter wheeled their horses, used spur and voice, outstripped a shower of bullets and reached Middletown.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • The Confederate advance, it was evident, would strike the pike at Middletown in less than fifteen minutes.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston
  • In the dust and uproar, the blare and panic, he was aware that he was moving toward Middletown where they were fighting.

    The Long Roll | Mary Johnston