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Midwest
geographical name Mid·west \ˌmid-ˈwest\
Definition of MIDWEST
region N cen United States including area around Great Lakes & in upper Mississippi River valley from Ohio —sometimes considered to include Kentucky on the E to North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, & Kansas on the W
— Mid·west·ern \ˌmid-ˈwes-tərn\ or Middle Western adjective
— Mid·west·ern·er \ˌmid-ˈwes-tə(r)-nər\ or Middle Westerner noun
Variants of MIDWEST
Mid·west or Middle West
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Rhymes with MIDWEST
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, digest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
MIDWEST Defined for Kids
Midwest
geographical name Mid·west \ˌmid-ˈwest\
Definition of MIDWEST for Kids
region N central U.S. including area around Great Lakes & in upper Mississippi valley from Ohio on the E to North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, & Kansas on the W
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