Midwestern

adjective

Mid·​west·​ern ˌmid-ˈwe-stərn How to pronounce Midwestern (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Midwest (a region of indefinite boundaries in the north central U.S. including the area around the Great Lakes and the upper Mississippi River valley) or its people
Midwesterner
ˌmid-ˈwe-stər-nər How to pronounce Midwestern (audio)
-ˈwe-stə-
noun
plural Midwesterners

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Bystander video of the incident went viral on social media, prompting a series of protests in the Midwestern city and drawing fresh scrutiny over the harsh police tactics used on the city’s people of color. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026 The old-fashioned interior light sources provided a nice contrast with the sunlight from outside, and one of the show’s greatest strengths is its ability to flawlessly replicate the Midwestern sense of a sunny day that’s simultaneously ice cold. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026 The primary is seen as a test of progressive influence in a key Midwestern battleground state. — Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2026 And some have speculated that the Midwestern city and its some 15,000 Haitians residents would be a focus of arrests after TPS ended. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Midwestern

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Midwestern was in 1886

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“Midwestern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Midwestern. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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