the Middle East
noun/ðə ˌmɪdl ˈiːst/
/ðə ˌmɪdl ˈiːst/
(North American English also the Mideast)
[singular]- an area that covers south-west Asia and north-east Africa, stretching from the Mediterranean to Pakistan and including the Arabian peninsula compare Far East
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