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Midland

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Mid·land  (mdlnd)
1. A city of central Michigan west of Bay City. Chemical industries are important to its economy. Population: 41,600.
2. A city of west-central Texas west-southwest of Abilene. It is an industrial center in a cattle-ranching area. Population: 102,000.
mid·land  (mdlnd)
n.
The middle or interior part of a country or region.
adj.
Of or in a midland.
midland [ˈmɪdlənd]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)
a.  the central or inland part of a country
b.  (as modifier) a midland region
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Noun1.Midland - a town in west central Texas
Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
2.midland - the interior part of a country
country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
inside, interior - the region that is inside of something
Adj.1.Midland - of or coming from the middle of a region or countrymidland - of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts"
upcountry, interior
inland - situated away from an area's coast or border
Translations
midland [ˈmɪdlənd] ADJ → del interior, del centro
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The actual result was the development of three groups of dialects, the Southern, Midland (divided into East and West) and Northern, all differing among themselves in forms and even in vocabulary.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
Therefore they gave you a handsome advance on your salary, and ran you off to the Midlands, where they gave you enough work to do to prevent your going to London, where you might have burst their little game up.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
He heard that about half the members of the government had gathered at Birmingham, and that enormous quantities of high explo- sives were being prepared to be used in automatic mines across the Midland counties.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
 
 
 
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