/ ˈmedəʊ; NAmE -doʊ/ noun
a field covered in grass, used especially for hay :
water meadows (= near a river)
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English mǣdwe , oblique case of mǣd , from the Germanic base of mow .
/ ˈmedəʊ; NAmE -doʊ/ noun
a field covered in grass, used especially for hay :
water meadows (= near a river)
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English mǣdwe , oblique case of mǣd , from the Germanic base of mow .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005