Mideast

[ mid-eest ]
/ ˈmɪdˈist /

noun

Middle East.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of Mideast

First recorded in 1940–45; mid- + east

OTHER WORDS FROM Mideast

Mid·east·ern, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for mideast

Mideast
/ (ˌmɪdˈiːst) /

noun

mainly US another name for Middle East
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