Midwestern

adjective

Mid·​west·​ern ˌmid-ˈwe-stərn 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Midwest (a region of indefinite boundaries in the north central U.S. including the area around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi River valley) or its people

Midwesterner

ˌmid-ˈwe-stər-nər 

-ˈwe-stə-

noun

plural Midwesterners

Examples of Midwestern in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Grandparents in one Midwestern state will soon be able to enjoy happy hours at their retirement facilities. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Poor air quality persisted in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states on Saturday, as smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Minnesota and Canada continued to spread and envelop skylines. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 July 2026

That meant our high school reflected an ethnic and economic diversity that was quite rare for a Midwestern city in the 1970s. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026

That reality is now confronting Taco Bell following a rapidly developing Cyclospora outbreak that federal health officials have linked to restaurants operating in five Midwestern states. — Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Midwestern

• northwestern
• southwestern
• western