Middle East
noun
(loosely) the area from Libya east to Afghanistan, usually including Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the other countries of Arabia.
Middle Easterner
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a word derived from
Middle East.
Example Sentences
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That was when he first met Mo, a Middle Easterner who said he was a military reservist, at a mosque where he prayed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2017
But the Middle Easterner in me shrugged and said, “Meh, I’ve seen worse. Much, much, much worse.”
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2016
During the October 2013 government shutdown, an American friend of my brother’s who works with refugees got an urgent question from a Middle Easterner.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2015
