Mideast

[ mid-eest ]

/ ˈmɪdˈist /

noun

Middle East.

Origin of Mideast

First recorded in 1940–45; mid- + east

Related formsMid·east·ern, adjective

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Examples from the Web for mideast

And the reasons for that suggest just how densely complicated the Mideast quagmire has become.
Obama’s Arab Backers May Draw the U.S. Deep Into the Mideast Quagmire|Jamie Dettmer|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mideast expert Schanzer also sees the fight required as a huge undertaking.
Obama's Iraq-Syria Dilemma: No Force Now on the Ground Can Beat ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The usually uninformed American citizens can be forgiven for being mystified by the Mideast policy prescriptions of their leaders.
Here's How to Dig Out of This 'Stupid Sh*t' U.S. Foreign Policy|Leslie H. Gelb|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Six hundred years of Mideast history are now fully and finally shredding.
Here’s What the U.S. Has to Do to Deal With the Mad Middle East|Leslie H. Gelb|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Now ISIS controls one third of a state in the Mideast, and is plotting attacks against America.
Blame The Obama Doctrine For Iraq|Stuart Gottlieb|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for mideast

Mideast

/ (ˌmɪdˈiːst) /

noun

mainly US another name for Middle East

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