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midland

mid·land
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mid-luh nd]
    • /ˈmɪd lənd/
    • /ˈmɪdlənd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mid-luh nd]
    • /ˈmɪd lənd/

Definitions of midland word

  • noun midland a city in W Texas. 1
  • noun midland a city in central Michigan. 1
  • noun midland a town in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Georgian Bay of Lake Huron. 1
  • adjective midland in or of the midland; inland. 1
  • adjective midland (initial capital letter) of or relating to Midland. 1
  • noun midland The middle part of a country. 1

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Origin of midland

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English. See mid-, land

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Midland

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

midland popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

midland usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for midland

adj midland

  • boondocks — If you say that someone lives in the boondocks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities.
  • central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
  • hinterland — Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas.
  • inward — toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body.
  • provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.

adjective midland

  • interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
  • backland — undeveloped land behind a developed property

Antonyms for midland

adj midland

  • coastal — Coastal is used to refer to things that are in the sea or on the land near a coast.
  • border — The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
  • frontier — the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border.

Top questions with midland

  • where is midland texas?
  • what is the temperature in midland texas?
  • where is midland michigan?
  • what time is it in midland tx?

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