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midcontinent

midcontinent adjective: in or near the middle of a continent.

Adjective

midcontinent (not comparable)

  1. In or near the middle of a continent.
    • Union trainmen stopped traffic on six midcontinent railroads with an unheralded strike yesterday, but some railroads said they expected to resume service by early today.1964 June 16, “Surprise Strike Stops Traffic On 6 Railroads”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 3

Forms of midcontinent

alternative formmid-continent

Origin of midcontinent

From mid- + continent.

Questions about midcontinent

What does midcontinent mean?
Midcontinent means in or near the middle of a continent.
What part of speech is midcontinent?
Midcontinent is an adjective.

Words near midcontinent in the dictionary

  1. midcolon
  2. midcommissural
  3. midconcert
  4. midcondylar
  5. midconstruction
  6. midcontinent
  7. midcontinental
  8. midconversation
  9. midcore
  10. midcoronal
  11. midcorrelation

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