mid-Atlantic

adjective

1

: of or relating to the region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina

mid-Atlantic states/cities/beaches

2

: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

mid-Atlantic islands

Examples of mid-Atlantic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The storm is part of a major, widespread winter system that's likely to spread damaging ice and heavy snow across several southern states, like Texas and Oklahoma, into the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic states. —Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026

Taking pride in American independence shouldn’t mean hiding its mistakes, said Ed Stierli, senior mid-Atlantic regional director for the National Parks Conservation Association, which works to protect national parks. —Tassanee Vejpongsa, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026

By Sunday, ice storms continue for the Carolinas and the mid-Atlantic as heavy snow impacts the Midwest, the Northeast and New England. —Phil Helsel, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026

Heavy snow is expected in the southern Rockies and the south-central Plains, extending eastward through the mid-Atlantic. —Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for mid-Atlantic

• transatlantic
• unromantic
• antic
• frantic
• atlantic
• gigantic
• pedantic
• romantic
• semantic
• vedantic