: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle East (the countries of southwestern Asia and northern Africa usually considered as extending from Libya on the west to Afghanistan on the east) or its people compare far eastern, near eastern
Middle Easterner
noun
plural Middle Easterners
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Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Support new Middle Eastern theater: Over in downtown Minneapolis at the Open Book Performance Hall (1011 Washington Ave., Minneapolis), the organization New Arab American Theater Works is presenting its inaugural Midwestern Festival of New SWANA Plays.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
Roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil transits the strait, thus limiting the supply for countries that rely on Middle Eastern markets to import from the region.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Among them a City boy wearing three Fit-Bit-type devices, two beautiful Middle Eastern sisters, an outrageously pompous elderly American (sorry; eavesdropping), and several Imelda Marcos lookalikes, tottering out of the treatment rooms with, somehow, their elaborate hairstyles still intact.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The number of visitors to Thailand fell 7% year-on-year in April, while European arrivals fell almost 16% and Middle Eastern arrivals sank 57%, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Trump even said that the Middle Eastern leaders would welcome Iran’s membership in the accords.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 29 May 2026
To someone familiar with African or Middle Eastern traditions, particularly considering Wembanyama’s Congolese ancestry through his father, the outfit would have looked entirely ordinary.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
President Donald Trump held a conference call with the leaders of several Middle Eastern nations on Saturday to discuss a possible agreement between the United States and Iran.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2026
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At the same time, domestic refiners are running their plants harder than usual to meet fuel demand and competing for barrels, sending the premiums for US crude delivered in Asia higher relative to available Middle Eastern supplies, according to traders.
—Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Support new Middle Eastern theater: Over in downtown Minneapolis at the Open Book Performance Hall (1011 Washington Ave., Minneapolis), the organization New Arab American Theater Works is presenting its inaugural Midwestern Festival of New SWANA Plays.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
Roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil transits the strait, thus limiting the supply for countries that rely on Middle Eastern markets to import from the region.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Among them a City boy wearing three Fit-Bit-type devices, two beautiful Middle Eastern sisters, an outrageously pompous elderly American (sorry; eavesdropping), and several Imelda Marcos lookalikes, tottering out of the treatment rooms with, somehow, their elaborate hairstyles still intact.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The number of visitors to Thailand fell 7% year-on-year in April, while European arrivals fell almost 16% and Middle Eastern arrivals sank 57%, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
—Anton L. Delgado, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Trump even said that the Middle Eastern leaders would welcome Iran’s membership in the accords.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 29 May 2026
To someone familiar with African or Middle Eastern traditions, particularly considering Wembanyama’s Congolese ancestry through his father, the outfit would have looked entirely ordinary.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
President Donald Trump held a conference call with the leaders of several Middle Eastern nations on Saturday to discuss a possible agreement between the United States and Iran.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2026
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“Middle Eastern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Middle%20Eastern. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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