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Mideast

[ mid-eest ]
/ ˈmɪdˈist /
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noun
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Origin of Mideast

First recorded in 1940–45; mid- + east

OTHER WORDS FROM Mideast

Mideastern, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for Mideast

Mideast
/ (ˌmɪdˈiːst) /

noun
mainly US another name for Middle East
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