midcontinent

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

mid- +‎ continent

Adjective[edit]

midcontinent (not comparable)

  1. In or near the middle of a continent.
    • 1964 June 16, “Surprise Strike Stops Traffic On 6 Railroads”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 3:
      Union trainmen stopped traffic on six midcontinent railroads with an unheralded strike yesterday, but some railroads said they expected to resume service by early today.