Middle Atlantic States

American  

plural noun

1. New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

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Middle Atlantic States British  

plural noun

1. the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey

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Example Sentences

Mr. Kaufman shares Mr. Wing’s enthusiasm for the rare encounter, while noting the growing number of anhingas seen in the Middle Atlantic States.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

As long as the whole nation, or a region of the country like the Middle Atlantic States, doesn’t revert to permanent Standard Time, Pennsylvania shouldn’t opt for the change by itself.

From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2019

He is chairman of the Engineers Public Service Co., a holding company for power manufacturers of the Middle West, Southwest, South and Middle Atlantic States.

From Time Magazine Archive

A sub-committee of the Northeastern Super-power Committee, headed by Secretary Hoover, has completed a report upon possibilties of this sort for the New England and Middle Atlantic States.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had the most refined voice in the Middle Atlantic States.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey