Middle Eastern

British

adjective

of or relating to the Middle East or its inhabitants

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Middle Eastern producers can’t get their crude oil to Asia, which normally refines the oil into fuel and sends it to Europe and elsewhere.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The increase in jet fuel prices reflects the role Middle Eastern refineries play in supplies.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Genetic studies reveal that they combine traits from at least four honeybee lineages, including African, Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and Western European bees.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

He overheard them talking about a Middle Eastern man who’d been brought back from London for questioning in the U.S.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Today, scholars agree that agriculture sprang up in other parts of the world not by the action of Middle Eastern farmers exporting their revolution but entirely independently.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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