Midwest

See also: midwest and Mid West

English

Map of the Midwestern USA

Alternative forms

• midwest

Etymology

mid- +‎ West

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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.

   Synonym: Middle West

2. A town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.

Derived terms

• Midwest City
• Upper Midwest

 

Translations

area of the United States

• Catalan: Oest Mitjà m
• French: mi-ouest m
• German: Mittlerer Westen m
• Spanish: medio oeste m
• Vietnamese: Trung Tây

Further reading

• Midwestern United States on Wikipedia.Wikipedia