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Middle Eastern

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adjective

  1. of or relating to the Middle East or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ukraine has quickly become a world leader in drone defence and has struck deals with several Western and Middle Eastern countries to share technology.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

While some Middle Eastern crude cargos are able to transit the Strait of Hormuz, fuel production has been hampered by the recent attacks on the region’s infrastructure.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Sudan is hardly the first war-ravaged Middle Eastern nation to have its heritage stolen and sold, said Amr Al-Azm, a Syrian archaeologist and co-director of the Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research Project.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

China, the biggest oil importer, weathered disruption in Middle Eastern flows thanks to gargantuan stockpiles and energy-conservation measures.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

I start frantically shuffling down the dusty Middle Eastern road flanked by scrubby bushes.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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