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midwest

/mɪdˈwɛst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
mid-west
IPA
/mɪdˈwɛst/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The area of the contiguous United States contained in the central third of the country, especially the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, sometimes inclusive of Missouri and Kentucky.

name

A town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.

name

Alternative spelling of Midwest.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English West English Midwest From mid- + West.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɪdˈwɛst/
  • British English: /mɪdˈwɛst/

Inflected Forms

the Midwest (canonical)

Derived Forms

midwestward

Phrases

Midwest City Midwest emo Upper Midwest

Synonyms

Middle West

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce midwest?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪdˈwɛst/.
What does midwest mean?
The area of the contiguous United States contained in the central third of the country, especially the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, sometimes inclusive of Missouri and Kentucky.
Where does midwest come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English West English Midwest From mid- + West.

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