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Mideast

Mideast

53 3.7
A region around the eastern Mediterranean including countries from Turkey to Iran
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪdˌiːst/
translation icon : Oriente Medio
  • The Mideast is home to many ancient civilizations and significant historical sites.
  • Mideast oil
  • Mideast crisis
  • Mideast turmoil

And of course the US supported color revolutions in the Mideast.

Examples

  • Sec. Clinton has responded to the latest increase in Mideast tensions with soothing bromides.

    Blog text (20)

  • Japan found it could not afford Mideast oil at any price.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • A House committee tells the president it does not like proposed Mideast arms sales.

    American Hustle (2013)

  • The real action is in the Mideast section, and you look like a man of action.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • It's happening in the Mideast now and not too long ago in the US.

    Blog text (11)

  • I was born in the Mideast.

    The Scout (1994)

  • This was during the Mideast peace signing at the White House.

  • The Mideast has imploded, creating a worldwide oil shortage.

    Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)

  • Peace in the Mideast.

    The Big Sick (2017)

  • "U.S. Widens Role in Mideast Crisis, Sending an Envoy," Jane Perlez, The New York Times, 22 May 2001.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

Middle East
vsMideast
238 2.8

A region around the eastern Mediterranean including countries from Egypt and Turkey to Iran

is the same region but stresses continuous modern significance
Near East
vsMideast
7 4.3

A region around the eastern Mediterranean that includes parts of Southwest Asia and Egypt

is the same area but used as a current regional name with modern relevance

Surface Forms

Mideast singular
Mideasts plural

Morphology

Mideast = mid + east (semi-transparent) = mid + east

The components 'mid' and 'east' are clear, but the specific geopolitical meaning of the region is not directly derivable from the components alone.

Etymology

Mideast is a short form of Middle and East, which means the 'middle' area to the 'east' of Europe. So Mideast is used for the region from the eastern Mediterranean to Iran.