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mid-Atlantic

American  
[mid-at-lan-tik] / ˈmɪd ætˈlæn tɪk /

adjective

  1. using, manifesting, or characterized by a mixture of American and British behavior or speech.


mid-Atlantic British  

adjective

  1. characterized by a blend of British and American styles, elements, etc

    a disc jockey's mid-Atlantic accent

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The storm was expected to linger for days, shifting into the heavily populated mid-Atlantic and northeastern states while crippling daily life and ushering in a frigid air mass across the country.

From Barron's

Winter Storm Fern is forecast to engulf an area well over half the length of the continental United States, stretching from Texas and the Great Plains region to the mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.

From Barron's

Winter Storm Fern is forecast to engulf an area stretching from Texas and the Great Plains region to the mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.

From Barron's

The storm is also expected to bring freezing rain and snow to parts of the upper Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions.

From The Wall Street Journal

So all of a sudden it’s like, “Wait, that’s the same guy. Now he’s looking dapper with a mid-Atlantic accent.”

From Los Angeles Times