Middle America

noun

1

: the region of the western hemisphere including Mexico, Central America, often the West Indies, and sometimes Colombia and Venezuela

2

: the midwestern section of the U.S.

3

: the middle-class segment of the U.S. population

especially : the traditional or conservative element of the middle class

middle-American adjective

Middle American noun

Examples of Middle America in a Sentence

a politician who understands the needs of Middle America

Recent Examples on the Web

The New Yorker’s Talk writer was similarly blinkered and callous, treating Grey like a consenting partner and Chaplin as a dual victim, of his mother-in-law’s venality and of Middle America’s moral prejudices. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

In that moment the routines of Middle America collided with the dark reality of modern cybercrime. —Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

From the West Coast to Middle America, dessert creators at state fairs are hawking their own confections based on Dubai chocolate. —Nick Duffy, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025

Geologically, Guatemala experiences earthquakes as a result of the Cocos Plate subduction beneath the North American and Caribbean plates along the Middle America Trench and from strike-slip systems such as the Motagua Fault system across the country's northern region. —Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Middle America

• amerika
• erica