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Definition of the Middle East noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

the Middle East

noun

(also the Mideast, less frequent the Near East) [singular]

an area that covers S.W. Asia and N.E. Africa compare Far East

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Middle Eastern

(also Mideastern, less frequent Near Eastern) adjectiveSee the Middle East in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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