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Mideast

American  
[mid-eest] / ˈmɪdˈist /

noun

  1. Middle East.


Mideast British  
/ ˌmɪdˈiːst /

noun

  1. another name for Middle East

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Mideast

First recorded in 1940–45; mid- + east

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Travel demand from the region has started to stabilize despite the conflict, as May Mideast arrivals fell only 1.9% on year, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

To assess those flows, Kpler combined two terminal views: Mideast Gulf crude transits via the Strait of Hormuz, excluding Iran, and Gulf of Oman crude exports of unknown origin.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Some vessels went on to longer trips, to the U.S. and South America, for example, as importing countries sought to replace their Mideast energy imports.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Britain's economy expanded in the first quarter, official data showed Thursday, offering a boost to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the Mideast crisis and political turmoil cloud the outlook.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

It later became an adoption agency, the finest in the Mideast.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen

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