Middle Easternadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdl ˈiːst(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌmɪd(ə)l ˈistərn/

Forms: also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., eastern adj.

Etymology: < middle adj. + eastern adj., after Middle East n.

Of or relating to the Middle East; characteristic of the Middle East.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [adjective] > Middle East

Middle Eastern1903

Mideastc1944

1903 V. Chirol (title) The Middle Eastern question; or, some political problems of Indian defence.

1909 A. Hamilton Probl. Middle East p. xi No study of Middle Eastern politics can avoid encroaching upon those of the Near East and of the Far East.

1925 A. Toynbee Surv. Internat. Affairs 1920–23 i. ii. 10 The most important permanent results of this meeting of the Supreme Council in the Near and Middle Eastern field were [etc.].

1956 M. M. Ball & H. B. Killough Internat. Relations xxiii. 494 Many Arab leaders regarded the Middle Eastern states as likely to be safer from Soviet attack if they remained uncommitted to the West.

1966 Listener 27 Oct. 600/1 Their children look at the world from a middle-eastern not a European standpoint.

1973 A. Mann Tiara iii. 28 What was the rôle of the dark girl? Her first name was Middle Eastern, not Italian.

1998 G. Maxwell Breakage 8 His aged desk, or his Cheshire map by now gone Middle Eastern ochre.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	middle eastern
释义	Middle Easternadj. Brit. /ˌmɪdl ˈiːst(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌmɪd(ə)l ˈistərn/ Forms: also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., eastern adj. Etymology: < middle adj. + eastern adj., after Middle East n. Of or relating to the Middle East; characteristic of the Middle East. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [adjective] > Middle East Middle Eastern1903 Mideastc1944 1903 V. Chirol (title) The Middle Eastern question; or, some political problems of Indian defence. 1909 A. Hamilton Probl. Middle East p. xi No study of Middle Eastern politics can avoid encroaching upon those of the Near East and of the Far East. 1925 A. Toynbee Surv. Internat. Affairs 1920–23 i. ii. 10 The most important permanent results of this meeting of the Supreme Council in the Near and Middle Eastern field were [etc.]. 1956 M. M. Ball & H. B. Killough Internat. Relations xxiii. 494 Many Arab leaders regarded the Middle Eastern states as likely to be safer from Soviet attack if they remained uncommitted to the West. 1966 Listener 27 Oct. 600/1 Their children look at the world from a middle-eastern not a European standpoint. 1973 A. Mann Tiara iii. 28 What was the rôle of the dark girl? Her first name was Middle Eastern, not Italian. 1998 G. Maxwell Breakage 8 His aged desk, or his Cheshire map by now gone Middle Eastern ochre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1903
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