Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midtown

/mˈɪdtˌaʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: mid-town
IPA: /mˈɪdtˌaʊn/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of a city between uptown and downtown.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English midtown From mid- + town.

Usage

Inflected Forms

midtowns (plural)

Derived Forms

midtowner

Frequently Paired Words

Middleton Middletown Midville Centerville Centreville uptown downtown old town

Questions

How do you pronounce midtown?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪdtˌaʊn/.
What does midtown mean?: The part of a city between uptown and downtown.
Where does midtown come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English midtown From mid- + town.

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