Middletown
Average American locale
Middletown is a generic name for American towns, suggesting an unremarkable place in the middle of nowhere—or everywhere.
Sociologists Robert and Helen Lynd famously used it as a pseudonym for Muncie, Indiana in their 1929 study of typical American life.
The name now evokes any average, representative American community: It could be any Middletown, USA.
Western superpower nation
- ConnecticutNortheastern American state
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- DelawareFirst to join the Union
Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Kentucky · Indiana · Maryland · New Jersey · borough · village
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
- heartlandCentral region of significance
mainstream · representative · demographic · median · bellwether · swing · voter · polling
Indiana city, Ball State's home
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
community · survey · fieldwork · 1920s · social science · class · religion · leisure
Sung theatrical production
- playRecreation or staged drama
- stageRaised performance platform
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- romanceLove and its excitement
drama · comedy · production · revival · cast · performance · script · theater
In the middle, primary
- betweenIn the middle of
- halfwayAt the midpoint
- midpointExact center between two
- intermediateBetween two levels
equidistant · location · situated · crossroads · junction · hub · route · corridor
America
Western superpower nation
- ConnecticutNortheastern American state
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
Delaware · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · Kentucky · Indiana · Maryland · New Jersey · borough · village · municipality
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
heartland · mainstream · representative · demographic · median · bellwether · swing · voter · polling · focus group
Muncie
Indiana city, Ball State's home
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
anthropology · community · survey · fieldwork · 1920s · social science · class · religion · leisure · institution
musical
Sung theatrical production
romance · drama · comedy · production · revival · cast · performance · script · theater · high school
central
In the middle, primary
intermediate · equidistant · location · situated · crossroads · junction · hub · route · corridor · interstate
MiddletownNew York City
America's largest city
Los Angeles · Manhattan · Las Vegas · Hollywood · Silicon Valley
Middletownmetropolis
Large important city
megalopolis · megacity · global city · urban center · capital city
MiddletownBordertown
Settlement at a boundary
coastal city · frontier town · outpost · gateway city · port city