Midwest

[mid-west] /ˈmɪdˈwɛst/
noun
1.
Middle West.
adjective
2.
Also, Midwestern. Middle Western.
Origin
mid- + west
Related forms
Midwesterner, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Midwest

Midwest

/ˈmɪdˈwɛst/
noun
1.
the N central part of the US; the region consisting of the states from Ohio westwards that border on the Great Lakes, often extended to include the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys
Word Origin and History for Midwest
n.

1926, in U.S. geographical sense, from earlier Midwestern (1889) in reference to a group of states originally listed as W.Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas; now generally meaning states somewhat further northwest. Related: Midwesterner.