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Upper Midwest

Upper Midwest proper noun: the states in the northern part of the Midwestern United States, mainly used to describe the area that includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa, as well as parts of Eastern North and South Dakota.

upper midwest: the states in the northern part of the Midwestern United States, mainly used to describe the area...
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Proper noun

the Upper Midwest

  1. The states in the northern part of the Midwestern United States, mainly used to describe the area that includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa, as well as parts of Eastern North and South Dakota.

Questions about Upper Midwest

What does Upper Midwest mean?
Upper Midwest means the states in the northern part of the Midwestern United States, mainly used to describe the area that includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa, as well as parts of Eastern North and South Dakota.
What part of speech is Upper Midwest?
Upper Midwest is a proper noun.

Words near Upper Midwest in the dictionary

  1. Upper Marlboro
  2. upper memory area
  3. Upper Merion
  4. upper middle class
  5. upper middle classes
  6. Upper Midwest
  7. Upper Milford
  8. Upper Mongogarie
  9. Upper Montclair
  10. upper mordent
  11. upper mordents

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