Middle America

Middle America
noun Date: 1841 1. the region of the western hemisphere including Mexico, Central America, often the West Indies, and sometimes Colombia and Venezuela 2. the midwestern section of the United States 3. the middle-class segment of the United States population; especially the traditional or conservative element of the middle class • middle-American adjectiveMiddle American noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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