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

Meanwhile, according to a USFWS spokesperson, around 30 million lbs of invasive carp are removed from Midwestern waters each year. — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Consider going domestic this holiday season, embracing a chalet-style stay somewhere in Wisconsin, or seeing what a Midwestern town with a Dutch history has to offer. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026

Beatles manager Brian Epstein (whom Louise believed didn’t really understand American culture) had been mailing her copies of their records to circulate to Midwestern radio stations. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

After a day passing through rolling farmland and wooded valleys, the Midwestern leg of the route ends in Omaha. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Midwestern

• northwestern
• southwestern
• western