Midwest en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Midwestern-US) audio
- /mɪdˈwɛst/ (Inland-Northern-American)
- /mɪdˈwest/ (Australia)
- /mɪdˈwɛst/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /mədˈwest/ (New-Zealand)
- [mɪdˈwɐst] (Inland-Northern-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English West English Midwest From mid- + West.
Meanings
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The area of the contiguous United States contained in the central third of the country, especially the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, sometimes inclusive of Missouri and Kentucky.
Many of the dynamics today in West Virginia would be familiar in old industrial towns in the Northeast, or in rural communities across the Midwest.
2021 February 8, Emily Badger, “West Virginia Has Everyone’s Attention. What Does It Really Need?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2021:
- (without 'the') A town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| midwest | alternative | lexicographic | |
| the Midwest | canonical | lexicographic |
Deriveds
midwestward · Midwest emo · Upper Midwest · Midwest City
Synonyms
Translations (8)
fr mi-ouest (area of the United States) · ca Oest Mitjà (area of the United States) · he הַמַּעֲרָב הַתִּיכוֹן (area of the United States) · vi Trung Tây (area of the United States) · ru Средний Запад (area of the United States) · es medio oeste (area of the United States) · de Mittlerer Westen (area of the United States) · ga an tIarthar Láir (area of the United States)