Middle America
Americannoun
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average middle-class Americans as a group, as distinguished from the rich or poor or the politically extreme.
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the Midwest.
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continental North America S of the U.S., comprising Mexico, Central America, and usually the West Indies. 1,060,118 sq. mi. (2,745,705 sq. km).
noun
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the territories between the US and South America: Mexico, Central America, Panama, and the Greater and Lesser Antilles
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the US middle class, esp those groups that are politically conservative
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Middle America is associated with conservative, traditional values in politics, religion, and culture.
Other Word Forms
- Middle American adjective
Example Sentences
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This wasn’t designed for billionaires or middle America.
From MarketWatch
“It means spending a lot of time on planes, sleeping in three-star hotels, somewhere in middle America, and working out of a dimly lit windowless conference room where there’s not enough charging ports,” said Barry McCardel, who worked as an FDE at Palantir for about five years before founding AI analytics platform Hex.
The depiction of middle America in “Fabulous Stains” was precise.
From Salon
The depiction of middle America in “Fabulous Stains” was precise.
From Salon
“But given the subject matter, it makes sense for them to target this film more to Middle America.”
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