Mideast

American  

[mid-eest] / ˈmɪdˈist /

noun

1. Middle East.

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Mideast British  

/ ˌmɪdˈiːst /

noun

1. another name for Middle East

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Other Word Forms

• Mideastern adjective

Etymology

Origin of Mideast

First recorded in 1940–45; mid- + east

Example Sentences

The Mideast campaigns soured many Americans on international engagement.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the Mideast, the authors are eager for Washington to get on with its long-delayed pullback, even though the president is engaged with the region as he busily searches for peace deals.

From The Wall Street Journal

What, then, have the West, the world and the United Nations been doing in regard to the Mideast since 1948?

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe the next president can figure out how to build personal ties to Mideast partners without crossing ethical lines.

From The Wall Street Journal

If it turns out progress was illusory we will at least have reacquainted ourselves with what optimism in the Mideast feels like—it feels energetic, like something that can get you through the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal