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Middle America

Middle America proper noun: a portion of the United States comprising rural and suburban areas, and the mindsets of these areas.

Proper noun

Middle America

  1. (US) A portion of the United States comprising rural and suburban areas, and the mindsets of these areas.
    • Implicit in dismissals like Mencken’s is the notion that what happens in Middle America should stay in Middle America—that what entertains or illuminates in so-called flyover country couldn’t possibly matter elsewhere.2018 September 26, Carson Vaughan, “'Boom Town' Explodes the Notion of ‘Flyover’ Territory”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2018
    Synonyms:
    heartland
  2. (US) The American middle class.
  3. (US) The Midwestern United States.
  4. A geographical region comprising Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

Synonyms of Middle America

Questions about Middle America

What does Middle America mean?
Middle America means a portion of the United States comprising rural and suburban areas, and the mindsets of these areas.
What part of speech is Middle America?
Middle America is a proper noun.

Words near Middle America in the dictionary

  1. middle
  2. middle age
  3. middle aged
  4. middle ages
  5. middle aisle
  6. Middle America
  7. Middle American
  8. Middle Americanist
  9. Middle Americans
  10. Middle Aramaic
  11. Middle Arm

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