Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midwestern

/mɪdwˈɛstɚn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: mid-west-ern
IPA: /mɪdwˈɛstɚn/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern.

adj

Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest

adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Midwest.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Bermuda lies in the midwestern Atlantic."

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 western English midwestern From mid- + western.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

mid-western (alternative) more Midwestern (comparative) most Midwestern (superlative)

Derived Forms

Midwesterner

Rhymes With

western northwestern southwestern

Questions

How do you pronounce midwestern?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪdwˈɛstɚn/.
What does midwestern mean?: Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern.
Where does midwestern 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 western English midwestern From mid- + western.

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