English dictionary
Mideast
/'m/I/d/i/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
Source: WordNet 3.0