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  midland

  noun

  the middle or interior part of a country.
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  Midland

  noun

  a city in W Texas.

midland

¹ American  

[mid-luhnd] / ˈmɪd lənd /

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.

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adjective

1. in or of the midland; inland.

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

Midland ² American  

[mid-luhnd] / ˈmɪd lənd /

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.

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midland British  

/ ˈmɪdlənd /

noun

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      a midland region

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Etymology

Origin of midland

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

Example Sentences

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He sent mental messages down Dromord Hill and across the midland plain and across all the seas and the cities until at last the city of Stalowa Wola presented itself.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 8, 2018

I loved Zola and the Brontës, all the seemingly faraway exotics on their dirty city blocks and midland heaths.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 5, 2016

Comparatively, Cincinnati has drooped, many another midland city having shown a far greater rate of industrial growth in the last 50 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a dinner meeting of America's board of directors, heavily from the midland where they grow things and make things.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like other midland counties, its environments have never been without more manor houses and country gentlemen’s residences than is the case with the academic section of East Anglia.

From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)

Companies to watch include grain processors and traders like Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill, ethanol producers and machinery and fertilizer companies with direct exposure to the economic fate of U.S. farmers.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Network Rail has warned that the Midland Main Line will remain closed to East Midlands Railway and Thameslink services until the end of the week.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Investment implications: Higher ethanol demand could support corn prices, benefiting crop processors like Archer Daniels Midland and companies tied to the biofuel supply chain, including ethanol producers such as Green Plains and REX American Resources.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

“Let’s stop worrying about whether we seem weird and make our stories amazing,” the actor, who grew up in conservative Midland, Texas, told the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Nothing quite as dramatic as the sinking of the First National Bank of Midland had taken place for some time, but by then people had become immune to catastrophe anyway.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger