Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medway

/ˈmɛdweɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
med-way
IPA
/ˈmɛdweɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A major river which flows through East Sussex and Kent, southern England, and into the Thames Estuary.

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A unitary authority and borough in North Kent, England, which includes the Medway Towns on both sides of the river.

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Etymology

From Old English Medewæġe, from Romano-British Late Latin Madus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Medewæġe, Madus

Phrases

Questions

How do you pronounce medway?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛdweɪ/.
What does medway mean?
A major river which flows through East Sussex and Kent, southern England, and into the Thames Estuary.
Where does medway come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce medway

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