"Middle East" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Compound of middle + east formed in English, modeled on Far East and Near East. Attested from the latter 19th century. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|middle|east}} middle + east, {{m|en|Far East}} Far East, {{m|en|Near East}} Near East Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Middle East}} Middle East
  1. (geopolitics, dated) The region between the Near East and the Far East. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Geopolitics Categories (place): Middle East Synonyms: Mideast Derived forms: Greater Middle East, MENA, Middle Eastern, Middle Easterner
    Sense id: en-Middle_East-en-name-Ohw8QERG Disambiguation of Middle East: 76 24 Categories (other): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Topics: geopolitics, government, politics
  2. (geopolitics) The region comprising West Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt (not just the Sinai) and all of Turkey (not just Asian Turkey). Categories (topical): Geopolitics Translations (region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey): Midde-Ooste (Afrikaans), Lindje e Mesme [feminine] (Albanian), Lindja e Mesme [definite, feminine] (Albanian), መካከለኛው ምሥራቅ (mäkakäläñaw məśraḳ) (Amharic), الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط (aš-šarq al-ʔawsaṭ) [masculine] (Arabic), مَشْرِق (mašriq) [masculine] (Arabic), الشرق الأوسط (aš-šarg al-ʔawsaṭ) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), Մերձավոր Արեւելք (Merjavor Arewelkʿ) (Armenian), Միջին Արեւելք (Miǰin Arewelkʿ) (Armenian), ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ (madnḵā miṣʿāyā) [masculine] (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), Orta Şərq (Azerbaijani), Блі́зкі Усхо́д (Blízki Usxód) [masculine] (Belarusian), Сярэ́дні Усхо́д (Sjarédni Usxód) [masculine] (Belarusian), মধ্যপ্রাচ্য (moddhopracco) (Bengali), Бли́зък И́зток (Blízǎk Íztok) [masculine] (Bulgarian), အရှေ့အလယ်ပိုင်းဒေသ (a.hre.a.laipuing:desa.) (Burmese), Orient Mitjà [masculine] (Catalan), ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوەڕاست (rojhellatî nawerrast) (Central Kurdish), 中東 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 中东 (Tiong-tang) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 中東 (Chinese Cantonese), 中东 (english: zung¹ dung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 中東 (Chinese Mandarin), 中东 (Zhōngdōng) (Chinese Mandarin), Mediu Oriente [masculine] (Corsican), Orta Şarq (Crimean Tatar), Blízký východ [masculine] (Czech), Střední východ [masculine] (Czech), Mellemøsten [neuter] (Danish), Midden-Oosten [neuter] (Dutch), Mezoriento (Esperanto), Meza Oriento (Esperanto), Lähis-Ida (Estonian), Lähi-itä (Finnish), Moyen-Orient [masculine] (French), ახლო აღმოსავლეთი (axlo aɣmosavleti) (Georgian), შუა აღმოსავლეთი (šua aɣmosavleti) (Georgian), Naher Osten [masculine] (German), Mittlerer Osten [masculine] (German), Μέση Ανατολή (Mési Anatolí) [feminine] (Greek), הַמִּזְרָח הַתִּיכוֹן (ha-mizrákh ha-tikhón) [masculine] (Hebrew), मध्य पूर्व (madhya pūrv) [masculine] (Hindi), मध्यपूर्व (madhyapūrv) [masculine] (Hindi), Közel-Kelet (Hungarian), Mið-Austurlönd [neuter] (Icelandic), Timur Tengah (Indonesian), خاوَرِمِیانِه (xâvaremiyâne) (Iranian Persian), an Meánoirthear [masculine] (Irish), Medio Oriente [masculine] (Italian), 中東 (Chūtō) (alt: ちゅうとう) (Japanese), Өөрхн Дорд үзг (Öörxn Dord üzg) (Kalmyk), Орта Шығыс (Orta Şyğys) (Kazakh), មជ្ឈិមបូព៌ា (macchɨm boupiə) (Khmer), 중동 (Jungdong) (alt: 中東) (Korean), Орто Чыгыш (Orto Cıgış) (Kyrgyz), ຕາເວັນອອກກາງ (tā wen ʼǭk kāng) (Lao), Oriens Medius [masculine] (Latin), Tuvie Austrumi [masculine] (Latvian), Viduriniai Rytai [masculine, plural] (Lithuanian), Nohe Ossen (Low German), Близок Исток (Blizok Istok) [masculine] (Macedonian), Среден Исток (Sreden Istok) [masculine] (Macedonian), Timur Tengah (Malay), मध्यपूर्व (madhyapūrva) [masculine] (Marathi), Ойрхи Дорнод (Ojrxi Dornod) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), Mouoyen Orient [masculine] (Norman), Rojhilata Navîn (Northern Kurdish), Midtøsten [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), Midtausten [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), منځنی ختيځ (manjanǝy xatij) [masculine] (Pashto), Bliski Wschód (Polish), Środkowy Wschód [masculine] (Polish), Oriente Médio [masculine] (Portuguese), Médio Oriente [masculine] (Portuguese), Orientul Mijlociu [neuter] (Romanian), Сре́дний Восто́к (Srédnij Vostók) [masculine] (Russian), Бли́жний Восто́к (Blížnij Vostók) [masculine] (Russian), an Ear Mheadhan [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), Блиски Исток [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Средњи Исток [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Bliski Istok [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Srednji Istok [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Blízky východ [masculine] (Slovak), Stredný východ [masculine] (Slovak), Bližnji vzhod [masculine] (Slovene), Srednji vzhod [masculine] (Slovene), Botjhabela Bohare (Sotho), Oriente Medio [masculine] (Spanish), Medio Oriente [masculine] (Spanish), Mellanöstern [neuter] (Swedish), Gitnang Silangan (Tagalog), Ховари Миёна (Xovari Miyona) (Tajik), Урта Көнчыгыш (Urta Könçığış) (Tatar), ตะวันออกกลาง (dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-glaang) (Thai), ཤར་གླིང་དབུས་མ (shar gling dbus ma) (Tibetan), ማእከላይ ምብራቕ (maʾkälay məbraḳʰ) (Tigrinya), Orta Doğu (Turkish), Orta Gündogar (Turkmen), Сере́дній Схід (Serédnij Sxid) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Бли́зький Схід (Blýzʹkyj Sxid) [masculine] (Ukrainian), مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ (maśriq-i vustā) [masculine] (Urdu), ئوتتۇرا شەرق (ottura sherq) (Uyghur), Oʻrta Sharq (Uzbek), Trung Đông (alt: 中東) (Vietnamese), Dwyrain Canol (Welsh), מיטעלער מיזרח (miteler mizrekh) [masculine] (Yiddish), מיטל מזרח (mitl mizrekh) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Middle_East-en-name-63Eeq2MF Topics: geopolitics, government, politics Disambiguation of 'region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey': 31 69

Alternative forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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      "depth": 1,
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        ],
        [
          "West Asia",
          "West Asia"
        ],
        [
          "South Caucasus",
          "South Caucasus"
        ],
        [
          "Egypt",
          "Egypt"
        ],
        [
          "Turkey",
          "Turkey"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geopolitics) The region comprising West Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt (not just the Sinai) and all of Turkey (not just Asian Turkey)."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geopolitics",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Midde-Ooste"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Lindje e Mesme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "definite",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Lindja e Mesme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "am",
          "lang": "Amharic",
          "roman": "mäkakäläñaw məśraḳ",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "መካከለኛው ምሥራቅ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "aš-šarq al-ʔawsaṭ",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "mašriq",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "مَشْرِق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "acw",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "aš-šarg al-ʔawsaṭ",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "Hijazi-Arabic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "الشرق الأوسط"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "Merjavor Arewelkʿ",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Մերձավոր Արեւելք"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "Miǰin Arewelkʿ",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Միջին Արեւելք"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "aii",
          "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
          "roman": "madnḵā miṣʿāyā",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Orta Şərq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "Blízki Usxód",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Блі́зкі Усхо́д"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "Sjarédni Usxód",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Сярэ́дні Усхо́д"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "moddhopracco",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "মধ্যপ্রাচ্য"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "Blízǎk Íztok",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Бли́зък И́зток"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "a.hre.a.laipuing:desa.",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "အရှေ့အလယ်ပိုင်းဒေသ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Orient Mitjà"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "中東"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "yue",
          "english": "zung¹ dung¹",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "中东"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "中東"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "Tiong-tang",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "中东"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "中東"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Zhōngdōng",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "中东"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "co",
          "lang": "Corsican",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Mediu Oriente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "crh",
          "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Orta Şarq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Blízký východ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Střední východ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Mellemøsten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Midden-Oosten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Mezoriento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Meza Oriento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Lähis-Ida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Lähi-itä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Moyen-Orient"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "axlo aɣmosavleti",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "ახლო აღმოსავლეთი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "šua aɣmosavleti",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "შუა აღმოსავლეთი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Naher Osten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Mittlerer Osten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Mési Anatolí",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Μέση Ανατολή"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ha-mizrákh ha-tikhón",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "הַמִּזְרָח הַתִּיכוֹן"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "madhya pūrv",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "मध्य पूर्व"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "madhyapūrv",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "मध्यपूर्व"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Közel-Kelet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Mið-Austurlönd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Timur Tengah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "an Meánoirthear"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Medio Oriente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "alt": "ちゅうとう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Chūtō",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "中東"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
          "roman": "Öörxn Dord üzg",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Өөрхн Дорд үзг"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "Orta Şyğys",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Орта Шығыс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "macchɨm boupiə",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "មជ្ឈិមបូព៌ា"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "alt": "中東",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Jungdong",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "중동"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "rojhellatî nawerrast",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوەڕاست"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Rojhilata Navîn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "Orto Cıgış",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Орто Чыгыш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "tā wen ʼǭk kāng",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "ຕາເວັນອອກກາງ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Oriens Medius"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Tuvie Austrumi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "Viduriniai Rytai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "nds",
          "lang": "Low German",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Nohe Ossen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Blizok Istok",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Близок Исток"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Sreden Istok",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Среден Исток"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Timur Tengah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "madhyapūrva",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "मध्यपूर्व"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "Ojrxi Dornod",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "Ойрхи Дорнод"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Mouoyen Orient"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Midtøsten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Midtausten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "manjanǝy xatij",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "منځنی ختيځ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "xâvaremiyâne",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "خاوَرِمِیانِه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Bliski Wschód"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Środkowy Wschód"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Oriente Médio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Médio Oriente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Orientul Mijlociu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Srédnij Vostók",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Сре́дний Восто́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Blížnij Vostók",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Бли́жний Восто́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "an Ear Mheadhan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Блиски Исток"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Средњи Исток"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Bliski Istok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Srednji Istok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Blízky východ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Stredný východ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Bližnji vzhod"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Srednji vzhod"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "st",
          "lang": "Sotho",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Botjhabela Bohare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Oriente Medio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Medio Oriente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Mellanöstern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Gitnang Silangan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "Xovari Miyona",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Ховари Миёна"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "Urta Könçığış",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Урта Көнчыгыш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-glaang",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "ตะวันออกกลาง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "shar gling dbus ma",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "ཤར་གླིང་དབུས་མ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ti",
          "lang": "Tigrinya",
          "roman": "maʾkälay məbraḳʰ",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "ማእከላይ ምብራቕ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Orta Doğu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Orta Gündogar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Serédnij Sxid",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Сере́дній Схід"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Blýzʹkyj Sxid",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Бли́зький Схід"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "maśriq-i vustā",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "ottura sherq",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "ئوتتۇرا شەرق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Oʻrta Sharq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "alt": "中東",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Trung Đông"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "word": "Dwyrain Canol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "miteler mizrekh",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מיטעלער מיזרח"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "mitl mizrekh",
          "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מיטל מזרח"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Middle East"
  ],
  "word": "Middle East"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "English compound terms",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "en:Middle East"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Greater Middle East"
    },
    {
      "word": "MENA"
    },
    {
      "word": "Middle Eastern"
    },
    {
      "word": "Middle Easterner"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط (aš-šarq al-ʔawsaṭ) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط (aš-šarq al-ʔawsaṭ) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "Orta Şərq",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: Orta Şərq (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: Orta Şərq (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "Сярэ́дні Усхо́д",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Belarusian: Сярэ́дні Усхо́д (Sjarédni Usxód) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Belarusian: Сярэ́дні Усхо́д (Sjarédni Usxód) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "Orient Mitjà",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: Orient Mitjà (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: Orient Mitjà (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "Střední východ",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: Střední východ (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: Střední východ (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "Midden-Oosten",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: Midden-Oosten (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: Midden-Oosten (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Moyen-Orient",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: Moyen-Orient (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: Moyen-Orient (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Mittlerer Osten",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Mittlerer Osten (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Mittlerer Osten (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Μέση Ανατολή",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: Μέση Ανατολή (Mési Anatolí) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: Μέση Ανατολή (Mési Anatolí) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Medio Oriente",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Medio Oriente (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Medio Oriente (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kk",
            "2": "Орта Шығыс",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kazakh: Орта Шығыс (Orta Şyğys) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kazakh: Орта Шығыс (Orta Şyğys) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "Среден Исток",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: Среден Исток (Sreden Istok) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macedonian: Среден Исток (Sreden Istok) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "Midtøsten",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian: Midtøsten (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: Midtøsten (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "خاورمیانه",
            "clq": "1",
            "tr": "xâvar-e-miyâne"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Persian: خاورمیانه (xâvar-e-miyâne) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: خاورمیانه (xâvar-e-miyâne) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "Środkowy Wschód",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: Środkowy Wschód (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: Środkowy Wschód (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Oriente Médio",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Oriente Médio (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Oriente Médio (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "Orientul Mijlociu",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: Orientul Mijlociu (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: Orientul Mijlociu (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Сре́дний Восто́к",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Сре́дний Восто́к (Srédnij Vostók) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Сре́дний Восто́к (Srédnij Vostók) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Medio Oriente",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Medio Oriente (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Medio Oriente (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Mellanöstern",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Mellanöstern (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Mellanöstern (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Orta Doğu",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Orta Doğu (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Orta Doğu (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tk",
            "2": "Orta Gündogar",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkmen: Orta Gündogar (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkmen: Orta Gündogar (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ",
            "clq": "1",
            "tr": "maśriq-e vustā"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ (maśriq-e vustā) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ (maśriq-e vustā) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ug",
            "2": "ئوتتۇرا شەرق",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Uyghur: ئوتتۇرا شەرق (ottura sherq) (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Uyghur: ئوتتۇرا شەرق (ottura sherq) (calque)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uz",
            "2": "Oʻrta Sharq",
            "clq": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Uzbek: Oʻrta Sharq (calque)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Uzbek: Oʻrta Sharq (calque)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "middle",
        "3": "east"
      },
      "expansion": "middle + east",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Far East"
      },
      "expansion": "Far East",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Near East"
      },
      "expansion": "Near East",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of middle + east formed in English, modeled on Far East and Near East. Attested from the latter 19th century.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "head": "Middle East"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle East",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dated terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Geopolitics"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1920 April 21, House of Commons, quoting Austen Chamberlain, “Budget proposals, Committee of Ways and Means”, in The Parliamentary Debates, volume 128, page 455",
          "text": "Well, what may happen in the Middle East? I agree there are uncertainties, but when he was condemning the policy of the Government with regard to the Turkish peace, had he thought for a moment of the financial effect of the policy which he advocated?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The region between the Near East and the Far East."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geopolitics",
          "geopolitics"
        ],
        [
          "region",
          "region"
        ],
        [
          "Near East",
          "Near East"
        ],
        [
          "Far East",
          "Far East"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geopolitics, dated) The region between the Near East and the Far East."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geopolitics",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Geopolitics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The region comprising West Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt (not just the Sinai) and all of Turkey (not just Asian Turkey)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geopolitics",
          "geopolitics"
        ],
        [
          "region",
          "region"
        ],
        [
          "West Asia",
          "West Asia"
        ],
        [
          "South Caucasus",
          "South Caucasus"
        ],
        [
          "Egypt",
          "Egypt"
        ],
        [
          "Turkey",
          "Turkey"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geopolitics) The region comprising West Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt (not just the Sinai) and all of Turkey (not just Asian Turkey)."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geopolitics",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Mideast"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Midde-Ooste"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lindje e Mesme"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lindja e Mesme"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "mäkakäläñaw məśraḳ",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "መካከለኛው ምሥራቅ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "aš-šarq al-ʔawsaṭ",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "الشَّرْق الْأَوْسَط"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mašriq",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مَشْرِق"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "aš-šarg al-ʔawsaṭ",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "الشرق الأوسط"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Merjavor Arewelkʿ",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Մերձավոր Արեւելք"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Miǰin Arewelkʿ",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Միջին Արեւելք"
    },
    {
      "code": "aii",
      "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic",
      "roman": "madnḵā miṣʿāyā",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Orta Şərq"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Blízki Usxód",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Блі́зкі Усхо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Sjarédni Usxód",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Сярэ́дні Усхо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "moddhopracco",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "মধ্যপ্রাচ্য"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Blízǎk Íztok",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бли́зък И́зток"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "a.hre.a.laipuing:desa.",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "အရှေ့အလယ်ပိုင်းဒေသ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Orient Mitjà"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "中東"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "zung¹ dung¹",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "中东"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "中東"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "Tiong-tang",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "中东"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "中東"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Zhōngdōng",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "中东"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mediu Oriente"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Orta Şarq"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Blízký východ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Střední východ"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Mellemøsten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Midden-Oosten"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Mezoriento"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Meza Oriento"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Lähis-Ida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Lähi-itä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Moyen-Orient"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "axlo aɣmosavleti",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "ახლო აღმოსავლეთი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šua aɣmosavleti",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "შუა აღმოსავლეთი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Naher Osten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mittlerer Osten"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Mési Anatolí",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Μέση Ανατολή"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ha-mizrákh ha-tikhón",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "הַמִּזְרָח הַתִּיכוֹן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "madhya pūrv",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मध्य पूर्व"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "madhyapūrv",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मध्यपूर्व"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Közel-Kelet"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Mið-Austurlönd"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Timur Tengah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "an Meánoirthear"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Medio Oriente"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちゅうとう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Chūtō",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "中東"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "Öörxn Dord üzg",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Өөрхн Дорд үзг"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Orta Şyğys",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Орта Шығыс"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "macchɨm boupiə",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "មជ្ឈិមបូព៌ា"
    },
    {
      "alt": "中東",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Jungdong",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "중동"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "rojhellatî nawerrast",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوەڕاست"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Rojhilata Navîn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "Orto Cıgış",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Орто Чыгыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "tā wen ʼǭk kāng",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "ຕາເວັນອອກກາງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Oriens Medius"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Tuvie Austrumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "Viduriniai Rytai"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Nohe Ossen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Blizok Istok",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Близок Исток"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Sreden Istok",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Среден Исток"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Timur Tengah"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "madhyapūrva",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मध्यपूर्व"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Ojrxi Dornod",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Ойрхи Дорнод"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mouoyen Orient"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Midtøsten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Midtausten"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "manjanǝy xatij",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "منځنی ختيځ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "xâvaremiyâne",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "خاوَرِمِیانِه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Bliski Wschód"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Środkowy Wschód"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Oriente Médio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Médio Oriente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Orientul Mijlociu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Srédnij Vostók",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Сре́дний Восто́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Blížnij Vostók",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бли́жний Восто́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "an Ear Mheadhan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Блиски Исток"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Средњи Исток"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bliski Istok"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Srednji Istok"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Blízky východ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stredný východ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bližnji vzhod"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Srednji vzhod"
    },
    {
      "code": "st",
      "lang": "Sotho",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Botjhabela Bohare"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Oriente Medio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Medio Oriente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Mellanöstern"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Gitnang Silangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Xovari Miyona",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Ховари Миёна"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "Urta Könçığış",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Урта Көнчыгыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-glaang",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "ตะวันออกกลาง"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "shar gling dbus ma",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "ཤར་གླིང་དབུས་མ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ti",
      "lang": "Tigrinya",
      "roman": "maʾkälay məbraḳʰ",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "ማእከላይ ምብራቕ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Orta Doğu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Orta Gündogar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Serédnij Sxid",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Сере́дній Схід"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Blýzʹkyj Sxid",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Бли́зький Схід"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "maśriq-i vustā",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مَشْرِقِ وُسْطیٰ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "ottura sherq",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "ئوتتۇرا شەرق"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Oʻrta Sharq"
    },
    {
      "alt": "中東",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Trung Đông"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "word": "Dwyrain Canol"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "miteler mizrekh",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מיטעלער מיזרח"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mitl mizrekh",
      "sense": "region comprising Western Asia without the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מיטל מזרח"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:Middle East"
  ],
  "word": "Middle East"
}

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