Maidstone

English

/ˈmeɪdstəʊn/

proper noun

Definitions

(town in and the county town of Kent); located on the River Medway.
(local government district with borough status in Kent), formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.

Etymology

Derived from Old English medestan, mægden + Old English stan (stone), mægð + Old English stan (stone).

Origin

Old English

stan

Gloss

stone

Concept

Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Classifier

`Kanji`

石

Emoji

🗿 🪨

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Maidstonian English
Stanhope English
Stansfield English
Stanstead English
Acca Old English
medestan Old English
mægden Old English
mægð Old English
stan Old English
Maighdeann Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
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*stain gmw-pro