Middle East
n. region extending from the southeastern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea (including countries in southwest Asia and northeast Africa) | ||||
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Middle East Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Middle East
Noun
1. 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; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"
(synonym) Mideast, Near East
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(hyponym) Mashriq
(part-meronym) Fertile Crescent
(class) Operation Desert Storm
Noun
1. 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; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"
(synonym) Mideast, Near East
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(hyponym) Mashriq
(part-meronym) Fertile Crescent
(class) Operation Desert Storm
Middle East Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Middle East
The Middle East is a historical and political region of Africa-Eurasia with no clear boundaries. The term "Middle East" was popularized around 1900 in Britain, and has been criticized for its loose definition. The Middle East traditionally includes countries or regions in Southwest Asia and parts of North Africa. The corresponding adjective to Middle East is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner.
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