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mead·ow

[med-oh] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.

2.	a tract of grassland in an upland area near the timberline.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME medwe, OE mǣdw-, obl. s. of mǣd mead²; akin to G Matte

]

—Related forms

mead·ow·less, adjective

mead·ow·y, adjective

—Synonyms 1. green, range, field.

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

mead·ow (měd'ō) Pronunciation Key
n. A tract of grassland, either in its natural state or used as pasture or for growing hay.

[Middle English medwe, medoue, from Old English mǣdwe, oblique case of mǣd; see mē-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

mead'ow·y adj.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
meadow

O.E. mædwe, originally "land covered in grass which is mown for hay," oblique case of mæd (see mead (2)).

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meadow
noun
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay [syn: hayfield]

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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Meadow Grove, NE (village, FIPS 31465) Location: 42.02916 N, 97.73615 W
Population (1990): 332 (156 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68752

Meadow Vista, CA (CDP, FIPS 46632) Location: 39.00397 N, 121.03072 W
Population (1990): 3067 (1187 housing units)
Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95722

Meadow Valley, CA Zip code(s): 95956

Meadow Creek, WV Zip code(s): 25977

Meadow Bridge, WV (town, FIPS 52780) Location: 37.86228 N, 80.85536 W
Population (1990): 325 (161 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 25976

Meadow Bluff, WV Zip code(s): 24958

Meadow Glade, WA (CDP, FIPS 44620) Location: 45.75458 N, 122.55401 W
Population (1990): 1584 (501 housing units)
Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Meadow Lakes, AK (CDP, FIPS 47735) Location: 61.62459 N, 149.60123 W
Population (1990): 2374 (1311 housing units)
Area: 139.4 sq km (land), 7.5 sq km (water)

Meadow Vale, KY (city, FIPS 51258) Location: 38.28377 N, 85.57322 W
Population (1990): 798 (275 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Meadow Wood, FL (CDP, FIPS 43800) Location: 28.38530 N, 81.36661 W
Population (1990): 4876 (1654 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Meadow Lake, NM (CDP, FIPS 47220) Location: 34.80202 N, 106.59072 W
Population (1990): 1590 (596 housing units)
Area: 31.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

White Meadow Lake, NJ (CDP, FIPS 80750) Location: 40.92350 N, 74.51105 W
Population (1990): 8002 (2769 housing units)
Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)

Emory-Meadow View, VA (CDP, FIPS 25800) Location: 36.77316 N, 81.84644 W
Population (1990): 2248 (630 housing units)
Area: 23.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Meadow, TX (town, FIPS 47316) Location: 33.33823 N, 102.20620 W
Population (1990): 547 (212 housing units)
Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 79345

Meadow, SD Zip code(s): 57644

Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA (CDP, FIPS 19406) Location: 37.38733 N, 118.41250 W
Population (1990): 2561 (1141 housing units)
Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Meadow, UT (town, FIPS 48830) Location: 38.88680 N, 112.40593 W
Population (1990): 250 (122 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Golden Meadow, LA (town, FIPS 29640) Location: 29.38767 N, 90.27340 W
Population (1990): 2049 (882 housing units)
Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70357

Grand Meadow, MN (city, FIPS 25010) Location: 43.70521 N, 92.57184 W
Population (1990): 967 (382 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55936

East Meadow, NY (CDP, FIPS 22502) Location: 40.71985 N, 73.55927 W
Population (1990): 36909 (11511 housing units)
Area: 16.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11554

Long Meadow, MD (CDP, FIPS 48180) Location: 39.68617 N, 77.71245 W
Population (1990): 5594 (2256 housing units)
Area: 16.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Meadow

Mead\, n. [AS. m[=ae]d. See Meadow.] A meadow.

A mede All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. --Chaucer.

To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads. --Addison.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Meadow

Mead"ow\, n. [AS. meady; akin to m[=ae]d, and to G. matte; prob. also to E. mow. See Mow to cut (grass), and cf. 2d Mead.]

1. A tract of low or level land producing grass which is mown for hay; any field on which grass is grown for hay.

2. Low land covered with coarse grass or rank herbage near rives and in marshy places by the sea; as, the salt meadows near Newark Bay.

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Meadow

(1.) Heb. ha'ahu (Gen. 41:2, 18), probably an Egyptain word transferred to the Hebrew; some kind of reed or water-plant. In the Revised Version it is rendered "reed-grass", i.e., the sedge or rank grass by the river side. (2.) Heb. ma'areh (Judg. 20:33), pl., "meadows of Gibeah" (R.V., after the LXX., "Maareh-geba"). Some have adopted the rendering "after Gibeah had been left open." The Vulgate translates the word "from the west."

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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