"in one's midst" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=in one's midst}} in one's midst, {{en-PP|head=in one's midst}} in one's midst
  1. In the middle of a group; among a group. Related terms: in the midst of
    Sense id: en-in_one's_midst-en-prep_phrase-CnZERNle Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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