a former region of SW France: consists of N slopes of the Pyrenees in the south, a fertile lowland area in the west crossed by the River Garonne, and the edge of the Massif Central in the north and east
Midi-Pyrénées in American English
(miˈdiˈpɪrəˌniz)
metropolitan region of SW France: 15,965 sq mi (41,349 sq km); pop. 2,431,000; chief city, Toulouse