midland

CEFRB1

/ˈmɪdlənd/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A central area of a country or region.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Resembling or relating to the interior region of a country.

Examples

  • I speak English with a Midland American accent.

  • The midland region was hampered by lack of access to the sea.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The loosely-defined region of the United States that is between the North and the South, where Midland American English is spoken.

  2. The region of a country not near the borders; the interior.

More examples

In context

  • "... the case of the Midland and the case of the Great Eastern" (his Lordship had been referring to the reasons for special scales). "The case of the Midland we found to be very peculiar, because, unlike most of the other railway companies,..."

  • The City of Daejeon: the capital of Choongnam Province in the midland of Korea, now it is expanded to be a Metropolitan City.

  • Throughout the Midland and the South, the nucleus of /aw/ is well front of center, [...]

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank area of the country, far from any sea, has very flat plains.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mydlonde, equivalent to mid- + land.