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  midland

  noun

  the middle or interior part of a country.
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  Midland

  noun

  a city in W Texas.

midland

¹ American  

[mid-luhnd] / ˈmɪd lənd /

noun

1. the middle or interior part of a country.

2. (initial capital letter) the dialect of English spoken in the central part of England.

3. (initial capital letter) the dialect of English spoken in the southern parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and in West Virginia, Kentucky, and eastern Tennessee, and throughout the southern Appalachians.

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adjective

1. in or of the midland; inland.

2. (initial capital letter) of or relating to Midland.

Midland ² American  

[mid-luhnd] / ˈmɪd lənd /

noun

1. a city in W Texas.

2. a city in central Michigan.

3. a town in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Georgian Bay of Lake Huron.

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midland British  

/ ˈmɪdlənd /

noun

1. 1. the central or inland part of a country

   2. ( as modifier )

      a midland region

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Etymology

Origin of midland

1400–50; late Middle English. See mid-, land

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Example Sentences

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He sent mental messages down Dromord Hill and across the midland plain and across all the seas and the cities until at last the city of Stalowa Wola presented itself.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 8, 2018

I loved Zola and the Brontës, all the seemingly faraway exotics on their dirty city blocks and midland heaths.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 5, 2016

Comparatively, Cincinnati has drooped, many another midland city having shown a far greater rate of industrial growth in the last 50 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a dinner meeting of America's board of directors, heavily from the midland where they grow things and make things.

From Time Magazine Archive

He then went through the midland counties into Lincolnshire, where his family, originally from Yorkshire, had been settled for four generations.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Henry Digby Beste

Ticket acceptance is in place on alternative routes including the East Coast Main Line, and Midland Main Line via Sheffield.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

If Harvey did play, Inglewood should have forfeited its win last season to Midland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The Brazos Midland platform includes 600,000 dedicated acres that are also supported by long-term, fixed-fee contracts with an average remaining term of over 12 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The WalletHub ranking differed from other recent listings, which have highlighted unique locales as the top retirement destinations, such as Wyoming, New Hampshire and Midland, Mich.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

It was a wonderful analogy, not only for the bank but for all of Midland.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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