- 1connected with the area on the east coast of the U.S. that is near New York and immediately to the south of it the mid-Atlantic states/coast
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- 2in the middle of the Atlantic ocean (figurative) a mid-Atlantic accent (= a form of English that uses a mixture of British and American sounds)
Check pronunciation: mid-Atlantic