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midway¹

  • /mɪdweɪ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English mydwaye, mydweye, from Old English midweġ (“midway”), equivalent to mid- + way. Cognate with Dutch midweg (“midway”), Middle Low German midwech (“midway”).

noun midways

  1. The middle; the midst.
  2. A middle way or manner; a mean or middle path between extremes. Prayes, and distroyes the prayer, no midway Twixt these extreames at all.
  3. US The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated.
  4. US The widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex (such as railroad shops or a coach yard) along which various buildings are aligned.

adjective

  1. not comparable Being in the middle of the way or distance; middle. He told me to identify a good midway point at which I could pause the job.

adverb

  1. not comparable Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points. He stopped me midway through the job and told me to put it on hold.

Midway²

  • /ˈmɪdweɪ/

Where it comes from

A proprialization from midway. Many of the places with this name got their name from being more or less midway along a journey between two other important places.

proper noun

  1. An atoll in the North Pacific the site of a major World War II battle.
  2. A village in Belize.
  3. A village in British Columbia, Canada.
  4. A suburb of Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England.
  5. A town in Bullock County, Alabama.
  6. A populated place in Maricopa County, Arizona.
  7. A census-designated place in Baxter County, Arkansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Arkansas.
  9. A town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas.
  10. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas.
  11. A ghost town in Howard County, Arkansas.
  12. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Arkansas.
  13. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
  14. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Arkansas.
  15. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Arkansas.
  16. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Arkansas.
  17. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Arkansas.
  18. An unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Arkansas.
  19. An unincorporated community in Nevada County, Arkansas.
  20. An unincorporated community in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
  21. An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas, near the city of Bald Knob.
  22. An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas, near the town of Pleasant Plains.
  23. An unincorporated community in Alameda County, California, United States.
  24. An oil field in Kern County, California, United States, properly the Midway-Sunset Oil Field.
  25. A neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States.
  26. An unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.
  27. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
  28. A small city in Gadsden County, Florida, United States.
  29. An unincorporated community in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States.
  30. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Seminole County, Florida, United States.
  31. A small city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States.
  32. An unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois, United States.
  33. A ghost town in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
  34. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Illinois, United States.
  35. An unincorporated community in Massac County, Illinois, United States.
  36. An unincorporated community in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States.
  37. An unincorporated community in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
  38. The former name of a town in Clinton County, Indiana, United States; now, Colfax.
  39. An unincorporated community in Concord Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States.
  40. An unincorporated community in Laurel Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States.
  41. An unincorporated community in Smyrna Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States.
  42. An unincorporated community in Wabash Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States.
  43. An unincorporated community in Grass Township, Spencer County, Indiana, United States.
  44. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Iowa, United States.
  45. A ghost town in Johnson County, Iowa, United States.
  46. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Iowa, United States.
  47. An unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.
  48. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
  49. A small home rule city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States.
  50. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.
  51. An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
  52. An unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.
  53. An unincorporated community in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States, also known as Lindseyville.
  54. An unincorporated community in Meade County, Kentucky, United States.
  55. An unincorporated community in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  56. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  57. An unincorporated community in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  58. An unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  59. An unincorporated community in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  60. An unincorporated community in Becker County, Minnesota, United States.

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