"Middle America" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Middle America}} Middle America
  1. (US) A portion of the United States comprising rural and suburban areas, and the mindsets of these areas. Tags: US Synonyms: heartland
    Sense id: en-Middle_America-en-name-7qIs3Rbj Categories (other): American English
  2. (US) The American middle class. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-Middle_America-en-name-mFDL6bk8 Categories (other): American English
  3. (US) The Midwestern United States. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-Middle_America-en-name-Kf5eCVFA Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 6 49 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 5 55 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 6 51 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 4 57 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 7 56 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 10 54 4
  4. A geographical region comprising Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Translations (geographical region): Väli-Amerikka (Finnish), Ameryka Środkowa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Middle_America-en-name-dEykx-jO Disambiguation of 'geographical region': 4 6 4 86
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