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midway

[ adverb, adjective mid-wey; noun mid-wey ]
/ adverb, adjective ˈmɪdˈweɪ; noun ˈmɪdˌweɪ /
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adverb, adjective

in the middle of the way or distance; halfway.

noun

a place or part situated midway.
(often initial capital letter) the place or way, as at a fair or carnival, on or along which sideshows and similar amusements are located.
the amusements, concessions, etc., located on or around this place or way.

RELATED WORDS

halfway, medium, central, center, average, median, intermediate, inside, mainstream, mean, mezzo, between, equidistant, inner, intervening, medial, mid, middle-of-the-road, middlemost, midmost

Nearby words

midterm, midtown, midvale, midwall column, midwatch, midway, midway island, battle of, midway islands, midweek, midweekly, midwest

Origin of midway

before 900; Middle English midwei, Old English midweg; see mid1, way1; def. 3 and 4 after the Midway Plaisance, the main thoroughfare of the World Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893

Definition for midway (2 of 2)

Midway

[ mid-wey ]
/ ˈmɪdˌweɪ /

noun

several U.S. islets in the N Pacific, about 1300 miles (2095 km) NW of Hawaii: Japanese defeated in a naval battle June, 1942; 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
an airport in Chicago.
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British Dictionary definitions for midway

midway

/ (ˈmɪdˌweɪ) /

adjective, adverb

in or at the middle of the distance; halfway

noun

US and Canadian a place in a fair, carnival, etc, where sideshows are located
obsolete a middle place, way, etc
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