Middle West

noun

the region of the United States bounded on the W by the Rocky Mountains, on the S by the Ohio River and the S extremities of Missouri and Kansas, and on the E, variously, by the Allegheny Mountains, the E border of Ohio, or the E border of Illinois.

Also called Midwest.

OTHER WORDS FROM Middle West

Middle Westerner, noun

Example sentences from the Web for middle west

Conditions are changing rapidly in our country, particularly in the wonderful West and Middle-West.

Great Pianists on Piano Playing |James Francis Cooke
They are now college boys, attending a well-known institution of learning in the middle-west.

The Rover Boys Down East |Arthur M. Winfield
The Middle-West community where she was born and had lived most of her girlhood was a tender memory to Janice.

The Mission of Janice Day |Helen Beecher Long
The geysers are concentrated in three adjoining groups upon the middle-west side.

The Book of the National Parks |Robert Sterling Yard

She had finished her course of study in one of the universities of the Middle-west without becoming a cultivated prig.

The Island Mystery |George A. Birmingham

British Dictionary definitions for middle west

Middle West

noun

another name for the Midwest

Cultural definitions for middle west

Middle West

Area of the northern United States including the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

notes for Middle West

Location of some of the richest farming land in the world; known for its corn, hogs, and dairy and beef cattle.

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Middle West

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