MIDLAND Definition & Meaning

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midland

[ mid-luhnd ]

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noun

the middle or interior part of a country.
(initial capital letter) the dialect of English spoken in the central part of England.
(initial capital letter) the dialect of English spoken in the southern parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and in West Virginia, Kentucky, and eastern Tennessee, and throughout the southern Appalachians.

adjective

in or of the midland; inland.
(initial capital letter) of or relating to Midland.

Midland

[ mid-luhnd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a city in W Texas.
a city in central Michigan.
a town in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Georgian Bay of Lake Huron.

midland

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noun

1. the central or inland part of a country
2. ( as modifier )
  a midland region

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of midland¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See mid-, land

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They are like my midlands team, because I grew up with a load of pals who supported them and still go to the odd game with them too.

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Under his new name, he helped co-found Urban Evolution Property Management in 2018 and the company went on to manage and rent several thousand student flats and apartments across the north and midlands.

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A more serious amber warning has been issued for some areas in the midlands and central England, forecasting further flooding and travel disruption as a month’s worth of rain could fall.

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On Monday, the government asked police in northern England and most of the midlands to keep newly-charged suspects waiting for a court appearance in police cells until prison space is available.

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Transport Secretary Mark Harper said the "unprecedented" investment would be "transformational for smaller cities, towns, and rural communities across the north and the midlands."

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