Middletown

geographical name

1
city on the Connecticut River in central Connecticut
2
city in southeastern New York
3
city in southwestern Ohio southwest of Dayton
4
town in southeastern Rhode Island north of Newport and bordered on the west by Narragansett Bay and on the east by the Sakonnet River where it widens into the Atlantic

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“Middletown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Middletown. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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