Middletown

[ mid-l-toun ]

/ ˈmɪd lˌtaʊn /

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noun (sometimes lowercase)

a typical American town or small city with traditional values and mores.

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Origin of Middletown

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

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Other definitions for Middletown (2 of 2)

Middletown²

[ mid-l-toun ]

/ ˈmɪd lˌtaʊn /

noun

a township in E New Jersey.

a city in SW Ohio, on the Miami River.

a city in central Connecticut, on the Connecticut River.

a city in SE New York.

a town in SE Rhode Island.

a town in E Pennsylvania.

How to use Middletown in a sentence

MOT Charter School, a K-8 school in Middletown, Delaware, also used antigen tests to prevent coronavirus spread after vacations.
Inside the Delaware schools that deployed rapid COVID tests to protect kids|Sara Chodosh|August 18, 2021|Popular-Science
In 2014, a tiny number of technicians and mechanics who maintained order-fulfillment equipment at a distribution center in Middletown, Delaware participated in the first-ever unionization vote at an Amazon warehouse.
'We Not Human At All.' Why the Fight to Unionize an Alabama Amazon Warehouse Could Spur a Labor Union Resurgence|Abby Vesoulis|March 27, 2021|Time
A reporter with the Middletown Times Herald found her “distinctly feminine.”
The Myth of Jackie Mitchell, the Girl Who Struck Out Ruth and Gehrig|Adam Doster|May 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Like those in Middletown, most are also facing a Catch 22: the stagnant economy blew a hole in their budgets.
Can Libraries Survive in an Era of Budget Cutbacks?|Miranda Green|February 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

A mother of four who lives in Middletown, Md., McKenzie joined Solavei when a friend posted about the company on Facebook.
Mobile Telephone Startup Solavei Avoids Ads, Relies on Customers for Sales Leads|Miranda Green|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Adjacent to it, and which will eventually become amalgamated, is Middletown, laid off directly in the rear.
A New Guide for Emigrants to the West|J. M. Peck
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