the Middle Eastnoun
uk/ˌmɪd.əl ˈiːst/us/ˌmɪd.əl ˈiːst/US also the Mideast, us/ˌmɪdˈiːst/ukthe area from the eastern Mediterranean to Iran, including Syria, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq, and sometimes also Egypt:
He worked in the Middle East for ten years.
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