Middle America

noun

1. average middle-class Americans as a group, as distinguished from the rich or poor or the politically extreme.

2. the Midwest.

3. 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).

Middle America

noun

1. the territories between the US and South America: Mexico, Central America, Panama, and the Greater and Lesser Antilles

2. the US middle class, esp those groups that are politically conservative

Middle America

1. The interior regions of the United States, as distinguished from the East Coast and West Coast.

Middle America is associated with conservative, traditional values in politics, religion, and culture.

Other Word Forms

• Middle American adjective

Example Sentences

Most alarmingly, he’s been terrorizing immigrants with something akin to zeal, painting food cart operators and day care workers as an existential threat to middle America.

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The only thing I care about is that women from Middle America who are not disgusting mongrels see the special.

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Beyond these big productions, studio executives said they are also interested in family films, R-rated comedies, the ever-popular horror genre and stories that appeal to Middle America.

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There’s also interest in R-rated comedies, horror and stories that appeal to Middle America.

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I bring this up to reiterate the central point that these protests are happening clear across “middle America,” not just in bastions of liberal preciousness and “political correctness.”

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