"Midwest" meaning in All languages combined

See Midwest on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Audio: En-us-Midwest.oga [US]
Etymology: mid- + West Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mid|West}} mid- + West Head templates: {{en-prop}} Midwest
  1. (with "the") The area of the contiguous United States contained in the central third of the country, especially the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, sometimes inclusive of Missouri and Kentucky. Tags: with-definite-article Categories (place): Regions of the United States Synonyms: Middle West
    Sense id: en-Midwest-en-name-3ZxNf7Fq Disambiguation of Regions of the United States: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with mid- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 62 38
  2. A town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Categories (place): Places in Wyoming, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wyoming, USA, Towns in the United States, Regions of the United States
    Sense id: en-Midwest-en-name-x40gqmNb Disambiguation of Regions of the United States: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: midwest Derived forms: Midwest City, Upper Midwest Translations (area of the United States): Oest Mitjà [masculine] (Catalan), mi-ouest [masculine] (French), Mittlerer Westen [masculine] (German), medio oeste [masculine] (Spanish), Trung Tây (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'area of the United States': 55 45

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Midwest meaning in All languages combined (5.3kB)

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