midland

¹

[mid-luhnd]

noun

1. the middle or interior part of a country.

2. (initial capital letter),  the dialect of English spoken in the central part of England.

3. (initial capital letter),  the dialect of English spoken in the southern parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and in West Virginia, Kentucky, and eastern Tennessee, and throughout the southern Appalachians.

adjective

1. in or of the midland; inland.

2. (initial capital letter),  of or relating to Midland.

Midland

²

[mid-luhnd]

noun

1. a city in W Texas.

2. a city in central Michigan.

3. a town in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Georgian Bay of Lake Huron.

midland

/ ˈmɪdlənd /

noun

1. 1. the central or inland part of a country

   2. ( as modifier )

      a midland region

Word History and Origins

Origin of midland¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See mid-, land

Example Sentences

It's a midlands derby on Friday as Birmingham Phoenix and Trent Rockets get up and running for the year in another double-header at Edgbaston.

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They are like my midlands team, because I grew up with a load of pals who supported them and still go to the odd game with them too.

From BBC

Under his new name, he helped co-found Urban Evolution Property Management in 2018 and the company went on to manage and rent several thousand student flats and apartments across the north and midlands.

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A more serious amber warning has been issued for some areas in the midlands and central England, forecasting further flooding and travel disruption as a month’s worth of rain could fall.

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On Monday, the government asked police in northern England and most of the midlands to keep newly-charged suspects waiting for a court appearance in police cells until prison space is available.

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