midwest
midwest — noun
1. the central northern part of the United States, a large area whose main states i
the central northern part of the United States, a large area whose main states include Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin, known for its farmland, the Great Lakes, and major industrial cities such as Chicago and Detroit
Theo moved to the Midwest after college to work for a farming company.
Winter temperatures in the Midwest can drop to minus thirty degrees Celsius.
collocation: in the Midwest
Christopher and his family drove through the Midwest last summer to visit Chicago.
Many students from the Midwest choose to stay in the region for college.
Feng wrote a report comparing farm life in the Midwest and in California.
- the Middle West
fuller historical name for the same region, less common in everyday speech
- the Heartland
more informal and emotional term, focusing on the region's agricultural identity
- the Great Lakes region
overlapping but narrower area around the five Great Lakes, not quite the same as the entire Midwest
文法句型
the Midwest
Midwest + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used with the definite article: the Midwest. The adjective form is Midwestern, as in Midwestern states or Midwestern cuisine.