Middle Westernadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdl ˈwɛst(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌmɪd(ə)l ˈwɛstərn/

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

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

Etymology: < middle adj. + western adj. Compare slightly later Middle West n. Compare also Midwestern adj.

Situated in or relating to the central western area of a region; spec. = Midwestern adj.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] > U.S.A. > Western States > mid-west

Middle Western1797

Middle American1851

Midwestern1886

Midwest1905

Mid-American1906

1797 P. Howard Scriptural Hist. Earth iv. 355 The coasts of middle western Africa are not usually abrupt, but gentle; though those of its northern and southern parts on the fame side are steep.

1827 Western Monthly Rev. July 137 From the upper and even middle western states,..it was a voyage of long duration, and we may add, of more peril, than a voyage across the Atlantic.

1858 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 11 Dec. In the Middle Western States, so to speak, from seventeen to twenty-five thousand votes are polled in each Congressional District.

1909 ‘O. Henry’ Options 310 I'm only a little Middle-Western girl.

1914 T. S. Eliot Let. 31 Dec. (1988) I. 74 The inhabitants..are mostly Americans—including two middlewestern professors and their families.

1916 A. Huxley Let. 30 June (1969) 103 Merest text-book papers, such as would be set by a Middle Western College out your way.

1969 H. Brodkey in New Yorker 13 Sept. 97/1 Fennie began..to show traces of a Middle Western accent again in his speech.

1999 K. Vonnegut Bagombo Snuff Box 291 Why have there been no movies about supposedly typical Middle Western heroes?

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

单词	middle western
释义	Middle Westernadj. Brit. /ˌmɪdl ˈwɛst(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌmɪd(ə)l ˈwɛstərn/ Forms: also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., western adj. Etymology: < middle adj. + western adj. Compare slightly later Middle West n. Compare also Midwestern adj. Situated in or relating to the central western area of a region; spec. = Midwestern adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] > U.S.A. > Western States > mid-west Middle Western1797 Middle American1851 Midwestern1886 Midwest1905 Mid-American1906 1797 P. Howard Scriptural Hist. Earth iv. 355 The coasts of middle western Africa are not usually abrupt, but gentle; though those of its northern and southern parts on the fame side are steep. 1827 Western Monthly Rev. July 137 From the upper and even middle western states,..it was a voyage of long duration, and we may add, of more peril, than a voyage across the Atlantic. 1858 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Sentinel 11 Dec. In the Middle Western States, so to speak, from seventeen to twenty-five thousand votes are polled in each Congressional District. 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Options 310 I'm only a little Middle-Western girl. 1914 T. S. Eliot Let. 31 Dec. (1988) I. 74 The inhabitants..are mostly Americans—including two middlewestern professors and their families. 1916 A. Huxley Let. 30 June (1969) 103 Merest text-book papers, such as would be set by a Middle Western College out your way. 1969 H. Brodkey in New Yorker 13 Sept. 97/1 Fennie began..to show traces of a Middle Western accent again in his speech. 1999 K. Vonnegut Bagombo Snuff Box 291 Why have there been no movies about supposedly typical Middle Western heroes? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1797
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