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Middle East

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variants: or Mideast \ ˌmid-​ˈēst How to pronounce Middle East (audio) \

Definition of Middle East

the countries of southwestern Asia and northern Africa —usually considered to include the countries extending from Libya on the west to Afghanistan on the east

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Middle Eastern or Mideastern \ ˌmid-​ˈē-​stərn How to pronounce Middle East (audio) \ adjective
Middle Easterner noun

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“Middle East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Middle%20East. Accessed 28 May. 2022.

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