English Explanatory Dictionary

Maidstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway (OS grid ref TQ7655).
  2. A local government district with borough status in Kent, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
  3. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia

Pronunciation

/ˈmeɪdstəʊn/ /ˈmeɪdstən/

Word forms

Maidstone

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.

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