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Midwest

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Word	Definition
middle westnoun	Synonym of Midwest.

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Word	Definition
middle westnoun	Synonym of Midwest.
midwestern	Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest
westnoun	The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
rust beltnoun	(informal) A region straddling the Northeastern and East North Central United States that has undergone economic decline and population loss due to the shrinking of its once powerful industrial sector.
heartlandnoun	The interior part of a region, especially when contrasted with coastal parts or when regarded as particularly powerful or significant.
corn belt	14px 110 or greater grain car
farm belt	—
breadbasketnoun	(agriculture) A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.
old northwestnoun	The area of the continental United States in the former Northwest Territory (the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, plus part of Minnesota).
great lakes region	The Great Lakes region of Northern America is a binational Canadian–American region centered around the Great Lakes that includes the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin and the Canadian province of Ontario.
upper midwestnoun	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.
plains states	—
northeastnoun	The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
mid-atlanticnoun	The middle of the East Coast of the United States, typically consisting of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.
contiguous united statesnoun	(US, geography) The contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
lower 48noun	(US, geography) The contiguous continental states area of the United States, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
southern united statesnoun	An expansive region encompassing the southeastern and south-central part of the United States.
northwest territorynoun	(historical) A former territory of the United States that consisted of the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, plus part of Minnesota. It existed from 1787 to 1803.
continental united statesnoun	(US, geography) The portion of the United States which is located on the North American continent; the United States exclusive of Hawaii and other overseas territories.
eastnoun	The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.