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(Mid-west-ern) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. 1 of the midwest; 2 of a region of the United States generally including Ohio and Indiana and Illinois and Iowa and Missouri and Kansas and Nebraska

Example Sentence

The new neighbors are from midwestern Iowa.

Synonyms

heartland; breadbasket of America; central U.S.

Antonyms

eastern

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midwestern
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Rhymes

  • western

  • midwestern
  • northwestern
  • southwestern
  • transwestern
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