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Midwestern

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Midwest Airlines
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Middle Western

 
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–noun
of or pertaining to the Middle West.
Also called Midwestern.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism
Midwest Airlines
Low Fares and Extra Legroom. No Booking Fees.
www.midwestairlines.com

Mid⋅west

  [mid-west]
–noun
1. Middle West.
–adjective
2. Also, Mid⋅west⋅ern. Middle Western.
Origin:
mid- + west

Related forms:
Mid⋅west⋅ern⋅er, noun
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Mid·west   (mĭd-wěst')   
A region of the north-central United States around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi Valley. It is generally considered to include Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. The area is known for its rich farmlands and highly industrialized centers.
Mid·west'ern adj., Mid·west'ern·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Midwest 
1926, in U.S. geographical sense, from earlier Midwestern (1889) in ref. to a group of states originally listed as W.Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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