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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

midway
     adj : equally distant from the extremes [syn: center, halfway,
            middle]
     n 1: the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar
          amusements are located
     2: naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and
        carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a
        Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
        [syn: Midway, battle of Midway]
     adv : at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down
           the ladder when he fell" [syn: halfway]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Midway \Mid"way`\, n.
   The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course.
   --Shak.

         Paths indirect, or in the midway faint.  --Milton.
Midway \Mid"way`\, a.
   Being in the middle of the way or distance; as, the midway
   air. --Shak.
Midway \Mid"way`\, adv.
   In the middle of the way or distance; half way. ``She met his
   glance midway.'' --Dryden.

Source: U.S. Gazetteer (1990) 

Midway, AL (town, FIPS 48424)
  Location: 32.07430 N, 85.52029 W
  Population (1990): 455 (205 housing units)
  Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 36053
Midway, AR
  Zip code(s): 72651
Midway, FL (city, FIPS 45425)
  Location: 30.49115 N, 84.46208 W
  Population (1990): 852 (307 housing units)
  Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Midway, GA (city, FIPS 51352)
  Location: 31.80245 N, 81.42681 W
  Population (1990): 863 (322 housing units)
  Area: 10.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 31320
Midway, KY (city, FIPS 52140)
  Location: 38.14974 N, 84.68350 W
  Population (1990): 1290 (501 housing units)
  Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 40347
Midway, LA (CDP, FIPS 50395)
  Location: 31.68512 N, 92.15117 W
  Population (1990): 1586 (591 housing units)
  Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Midway, OH (village, FIPS 50008)
  Location: 39.73272 N, 83.47626 W
  Population (1990): 289 (116 housing units)
  Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Midway, PA (CDP, FIPS 49224)
  Location: 39.80391 N, 77.00527 W
  Population (1990): 2254 (882 housing units)
  Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Midway, PA (borough, FIPS 49240)
  Location: 40.36855 N, 80.29174 W
  Population (1990): 1043 (447 housing units)
  Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 15060
Midway, TN (CDP, FIPS 48630)
  Location: 36.28950 N, 82.42371 W
  Population (1990): 2953 (1192 housing units)
  Area: 18.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 37809
Midway, TX (city, FIPS 48180)
  Location: 31.02650 N, 95.75275 W
  Population (1990): 274 (144 housing units)
  Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 75852
Midway, UT (city, FIPS 49820)
  Location: 40.51447 N, 111.47447 W
  Population (1990): 1554 (686 housing units)
  Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 84049