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the Midwest

noun
 
 
/ˌmɪdˈwest/

Definition

an area in the US that includes Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas: A tornado destroyed grain crops across much of the Midwest.Named regions of countries
(Definition of the Midwest noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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