the Middle East

noun

: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea : the Near East

Examples of the Middle East in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Spanning about 900 kilometers, the waterway provides the shortest sea route from East Asia to the Middle East and Europe. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026

In mid-February, the Gemini Cooperation initially resumed their joint ME11/IMX service, which connects India and the Middle East ⁠with the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

The French president’s visit comes during a period of relative calm in the Middle East after the monthlong war in Iran and Lebanon. — Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

The war in the Middle East has strained the global supply of Patriot interceptors, already produced in limited numbers — a shortage now most of all being felt in Ukraine. — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 6 July 2026

Rhymes for the Middle East

• beast
• ceased
• creased
• feast
• fleeced
• geest
• greased
• leased
• least
• pieced
• priest
• yeast