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middle of nowhere

middle of nowhere noun: a very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.

Noun

the middle of nowhere (countable and uncountable, plural middles of nowhere)

  1. (idiomatic) A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
    • We set out to demonstrate to the people of the county that a corrupt ring managed the Republican party in this county. . . . We want that corrupt ring knocked into the middle of Nowhere.1889 Nov. 2, "The Proof" (editorial), The Daily Record (Kansas, USA), p. 2 (retrieved 12 April 2013)
    • "Only we don't happen to be in the middle of nowhere! We're just about a couple of miles from a market town where abides a nice little inn whence petrol can be obtained."1920, Margaret Pedler, chapter 29, in The Hermit of Far End

middle of nowhere meaning in Tagalog, Persian, Thai and Vietnamese

middle of nowhere in Tagalog

remote place
gitna ng kawalan

middle of nowhere in Persian

remote place
هیچجا hič-jâ, هیچکجا hič-kojâ, تورقوزآباد turquz-âbâd

middle of nowhere in Thai

remote place
ไกลปืนเที่ยง

middle of nowhere in Vietnamese

remote place
khỉ ho cò gáy

Examples of middle of nowhere in a sentence

  • The train occasionally stops when it crosses a stream in the middle of nowhere to take on water.1950 May, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Tanganyika Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 297:
  • South Florida's Everglades Jetport is a fancy name for a concrete runway in the middle of nowhere.1977 October 17, “Now, the Poor Man's Jumbo Jet”, in Time:
  • I've been walking through the middle of nowhere / Trying to get to heaven before they close the door1997, Bob Dylan, “Tryin' to Get to Heaven”, in Time Out of Mind:
  • “You see nothing for 30 days — you’re in the middle of nowhere, you feel like you are in outer space,” said Mr.2012 May 9, Bettina Wassener, “A Modern Magellan Demonstrates Power of the Sun”, in New York Times, retrieved 12 Apr 2013:

Synonyms of middle of nowhere

All synonyms of middle of nowhere

Forms of middle of nowhere

pluralmiddles of nowhere

Words formed from middle of nowhere

Questions about middle of nowhere

What does middle of nowhere mean?
Middle of nowhere means a very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
What is middle of nowhere in Tagalog?
Middle of nowhere in Tagalog is gitna ng kawalan. See Middle of nowhere meaning in Tagalog.
How do you use middle of nowhere in a sentence?
The train occasionally stops when it crosses a stream in the middle of nowhere to take on water.
What part of speech is middle of nowhere?
Middle of nowhere is a noun.
What is the plural of middle of nowhere?
The plural of middle of nowhere is middles of nowhere.

Words near middle of nowhere in the dictionary

  1. Middle Norwegian
  2. middle note
  3. middle notes
  4. Middle Ocean
  5. middle of bumfuck nowhere
  6. middle of nowhere
  7. middle of the market
  8. middle of the road
  9. middle office
  10. middle offices
  11. middle order

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