Middle East en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From middle + East formed in English, modeled on Far East and Near East. First use appears c. 1876.
Meanings
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The geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey.
The expected announcement is tied to his trip to the Middle East next week, where he’ll visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the officials said.
2025 May 7, Alayna Treene, “Trump planning to change how US refers to Persian Gulf”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2025:
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(dated) The region between the Near East and the Far East.
Well, what may happen in the Middle East? I agree there are uncertainties, but when he was condemning the policy of the Government with regard to the Turkish peace, had he thought for a moment of the financial effect of the policy which he advocated?
1920 April 21, House of Commons, quoting Austen Chamberlain, “Budget proposals, Committee of Ways and Means”, in The Parliamentary Debates, volume 128, page 455:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| the Middle East | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Middle Easternism · Middle East syndrome · Middle Eastern Time · Greater Middle East · Middle East respiratory syndrome · Middle Easternize · Middle East Standard Time · Middle Eastern · Middle Easternization · Middle Easterner · MENA
Descendants
Mittlerer Osten · Medio Oriente · Орта Шығыс · Orient Mitjà · خاورمیانه · Środkowy Wschód · Orta Gündogar · Midtøsten · Сярэ́дні Усхо́д · Среден Исток · ئوتتۇرا شەرق · Orta Şərq · Moyen-Orient · Сре́дний Восто́к · مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ · Mellanöstern · Oʻrta Sharq · Midden-Oosten · Μέση Ανατολή · Orta Doğu · Orientul Mijlociu · Medio Oriente · Střední východ · الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط · Oriente Médio
Synonyms
Translations (107)
sq Lindja e Mesme (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · co Mediu Oriente (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · cs Střední východ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · pt Médio Oriente (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · am መካከለኛው ምሥራቅ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ca Orient Mitjà (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · da Mellemøsten (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ru Сре́дний Восто́к (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · nb Midtøsten (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · be Блі́зкі Усхо́д (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ko 중동 (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · fa-ira خاوَرِمِیانِه (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · lo ຕາເວັນອອກກາງ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ms Timur Tengah (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · be Сярэ́дні Усхо́д (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ar مَشْرِق (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · th ตะวันออกกลาง (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · bo ཤར་གླིང་དབུས་མ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · sl Bližnji vzhod (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ja 中東 (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · az Orta Şərq (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · my အရှေ့အလယ်ပိုင်းဒေသ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · pt Oriente Médio (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · fi Lähi-itä (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · mk Близок Исток (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · cmn 中東 /中东 (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · uk Сере́дній Схід (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · bn মধ্যপ্রাচ্য (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · gd an Ear Mheadhan (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · cy Dwyrain Canol (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · tt Урта Көнчыгыш (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ar الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · yi מיטל מזרח (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · es Medio Oriente (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · tr Orta Doğu (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ur مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · sh Средњи Исток (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ug ئوتتۇرا شەرق (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · es Oriente Medio (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · is Mið-Austurlönd (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · sh Блиски Исток (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · aii ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · sq Lindje e Mesme (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · sh Bliski Istok (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · eo Mezoriento (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ru Бли́жний Восто́к (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · la Medius Oriens (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · fr Moyen-Orient (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · de Mittlerer Osten (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · st Botjhabela Bohare (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · hy Մերձավոր Արեւելք (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · eo Meza Oriento (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · sk Blízky východ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · hi मध्यपूर्व (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · mi Rāwhiti Waenga (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · hi मध्य पूर्व (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ka შუა აღმოსავლეთი (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · hu Közel-Kelet (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · bg Бли́зък И́зток (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · acw الشرق الأوسط (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · pl Bliski Wschód (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · sv Mellanöstern (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ckb ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوەڕاست (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · mr मध्यपूर्व (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ky Орто Чыгыш (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ro Orientul Mijlociu (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · pl Środkowy Wschód (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · kmr Rojhilata Navîn (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · km មជ្ឈិមបូព៌ា (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · uk Бли́зький Схід (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · lt Viduriniai Rytai (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · de Naher Osten (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ti ማእከላይ ምብራቕ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · id Timur Tengah (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · lv Tuvie Austrumi (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · tl Gitnang Silangan (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · kk Орта Шығыс (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · nan-hbl 中東 /中东 (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · nrf Mouoyen Orient (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · uz Oʻrta Sharq (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · sh Srednji Istok (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · yue 中東 /中东 (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · sk Stredný východ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · nl Midden-Oosten (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · la Oriens Medius (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ka ახლო აღმოსავლეთი (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · af Midde-Ooste (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · yi מיטעלער מיזרח (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · it Medio Oriente (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · et Lähis-Ida (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · nds Nohe Ossen (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · mn Ойрхи Дорнод (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · vi Trung Đông (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · el Μέση Ανατολή (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ga an Meánoirthear (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · hy Միջին Արեւելք (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · tg Ховари Миёна (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · xal Өөрхн Дорд үзг (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · he הַמִּזְרָח הַתִּיכוֹן (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · crh Orta Şarq (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · ps منځنی ختيځ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · gl Oriente Medio (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · tk Orta Gündogar (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · sl Srednji vzhod (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · nn Midtausten (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · mk Среден Исток (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey) · cs Blízký východ (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)