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maidstone

/ˈmeɪdstəʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
maid-stone
IPA
/ˈmeɪdstəʊn/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway (OS grid ref TQ7655).

name

A local government district with borough status in Kent, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.

name

A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia

Etymology

From Old English medestan, meddestane from earlier mægdan stane (“the maidens' stone, the people's stone”). Ultimately from Old English mægden + stan or mæġþ + stan which are equivalent to maid(en) + stone. Compare Folkestone and Chiddingstone.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Maidstonian

Questions

How do you pronounce maidstone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪdstəʊn/.
What does maidstone mean?
A town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway (OS grid ref TQ7655).
Where does maidstone come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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