Main Entry: mid·land

Pronunciation: \ˈmid-lənd, -ˌland\

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

1 : the interior or central region of a country
2 capitalized a : the dialect of English spoken in the midland counties of England b : the dialect of English spoken in an area of the east central United States often divided into north Midland extending westward from an area including southern New Jersey; northern Delaware and Maryland; central and southern Pennsylvania; and central Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and south Midland extending westward and southwestward from an area including the Appalachian regions of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia; Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia; and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois

— midland adjective often capitalized

— Mid·land·er \-lən-dər, -ˌlan-\ noun