Middletown

¹ American  

[mid-l-toun] / ˈmɪd lˌtaʊn /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

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

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Middletown ² American  

[mid-l-toun] / ˈmɪd lˌtaʊn /

noun

1. a township in E New Jersey.

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

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

4. a city in SE New York.

5. a town in SE Rhode Island.

6. a town in E Pennsylvania.

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Other Word Forms

• Middletowner
  noun

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

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Middletown

In the spring of 2021, a 25-year-old man was summoned to help a friend in a confrontation at a low-income housing development in Middletown, Connecticut.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

In Middletown: The fictional Welton Academy in Vermont, setting of “Dead Poets Society,” is actually St. Andrew’s School, a private boarding school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

The Committee for Education and the Committee for Health held a joint meeting in Middletown, County Armagh on Wednesday 19 February.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025

His family never had to worry about money; his grandfather, grandmother and mother all had houses in a suburban neighborhood in Middletown, Ohio.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2024

The smart move now was to split and head straight for Middletown while I still had a head start.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline