Maidstone

//ˈmeɪdstəʊn// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway.
  2. 2
    A local government district with borough status of Kent, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
  3. 3
    A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia

Synonyms

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weavering street

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.

Related phrases

county townriver medway

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