Mideast

[ mid-eest ]

noun

1. Middle East.

Mideast

/ ˌmɪdˈiːst /

noun

1. another name for Middle East

Other Words From

• Mideastern adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mideast¹

First recorded in 1940–45; mid- + east

Example Sentences

Washington and its allies must do more to stop the runaway aggression of the Netanyahu administration and bring back sanity and fair play in the Mideast.

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The potential political breakthrough sits with particular joy for the those with ancestry in South Asia — India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other nations squeezed between Asia and the Mideast.

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The U.S., he says, today plays an even greater role in the conflict because it has become home to one of the largest Palestinian populations outside of the Mideast.

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The widening cross-border violence heightened fears that the Gaza conflict will ignite a broader Mideast war.

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The State Department has used its daily briefings to read out declarations of support from countries in Europe, the Mideast and elsewhere, including Morocco, Saudi Arabia, France and Britain.

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