Midwest

[ mid-west ]

/ ˈmɪdˈwɛst /

noun

Middle West.

adjective

Also Mid·west·ern. Middle Western.

Origin of Midwest

mid- + west

OTHER WORDS FROM Midwest

Mid·west·ern·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for midwest

In a frightening development for the GOP, Democrats had won even traditionally Republican constituencies in the Midwest.

Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society |Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Ohio is the essential Midwest battleground for any presidential campaign.

The Secret GOP Swing State Election Romp |John Avlon |October 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Like Carver, Borlaug grew up in a tiny farm town in the Midwest—in Cresco, Iowa.

Growth Stocks |The Daily Beast |October 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
School children in the Midwest are being hit by a viral infection that is sending hundreds to the hospital.

Midwest's 'Mystery Virus' Is Scary but Not Deadly |Kent Sepkowitz |September 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In fact, the Midwest is the only region where Clinton lacks a definite lead.

Cleveland, LeBron James, and the 2016 Republican Convention |Lloyd Green |July 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On that same day mention was made of a storm in the Midwest.

The Practical Values of Space Exploration |Committee on Science and Astronautics
It is made in the Midwest and packed in small, heavily waxed portions to preserve all of its fine, full aroma and flavor.

The Complete Book of Cheese |Robert Carlton Brown
There is another one that appeared in the midwest exhibition here in Cedar Rapids a few years ago, called the Lynch.

Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting |Northern Nut Growers Association
He had fifty teams up the eastern seaboard, ten in the midwest and was rumored to have twice as many in Eastern Europe.

Makers |Cory Doctorow
She had a few faint freckles on her nose and full lips and it was ten to one that she was from the Midwest.

The Five Arrows |Allan Chase

British Dictionary definitions for midwest

Midwest

Middle West

/ (ˈmɪdˈwɛst) /

noun

the N central part of the US; the region consisting of the states from Ohio westwards that border on the Great Lakes, often extended to include the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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Midwest

noun

adjective

Origin of Midwest

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Middle West

noun

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Midwest

noun

adjective

Origin of Midwest

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Middle West

noun