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
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British workers are unlikely to break century-long ties to Labour over the Middle East.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
For decades, Washington’s security guarantees in the Middle East were left deliberately ambiguous.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Tesla first entered the Middle East in 2017 with a launch in the United Arab Emirates.
—Rhea Rose Abraham, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
This is not about Gaza alone, this is about long sought PEACE in the Middle East.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
For decades, Washington’s security guarantees in the Middle East were left deliberately ambiguous.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Tesla first entered the Middle East in 2017 with a launch in the United Arab Emirates.
—Rhea Rose Abraham, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
This is not about Gaza alone, this is about long sought PEACE in the Middle East.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Middle East
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“The Middle East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20East. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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