midwest

[US]/mɪdˈwest/

[UK]/mɪdˈwɛst/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the region in the central part of the United States.

Midwestern United States

The snow is moving east after blanketing the Midwest.

Source: AP Listening March 2013 Collection

As life threatening low temperatures and ferocious winds grip the Midwest.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

Her work took her from America's Midwest to the Soviet Union.

Source: VOA Special October 2019 Collection

Now as a native Missourian, how would you describe the Midwest to the rest of the world?

Source: 73 Quick Questions and Answers with Celebrities (Bilingual Selection)

What, are you from the Midwest or something?

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

And the Midwest has seen the worst of it.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2022 Compilation

The Midwest is still recovering from summer flash floods.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2022 Compilation

There's been a lot of damage in the Midwest.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

She played the part of Rose Nylund, a kind person from America's Midwest whose husband had died.

Source: VOA Special January 2022 Collection

The cold air will start to hit the Midwest on Sunday, spreading into the Ohio Valley on Monday.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

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