Midwestern

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern. alt-of, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Midwest. US
  3. 3
    Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest not-comparable

    "Bermuda lies in the midwestern Atlantic."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of a region of the United States generally including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and sometimes Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota wordnet

Synonyms

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western

Example

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"The voracious eater, imported by Midwestern fish farmers in the 1970s, could end up devastating the region’s 7 billion dollar fishing industry."

Etymology

From mid- + western.

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