midland

noun

mid·​land ˈmid-lənd 

-ˌland

1

: the interior or central region of a country

2

capitalized

a

: the dialect of English spoken in the midland counties of England

b

: the dialect of English spoken in an area of the east central U.S. often divided into north Midland extending westward from an area including southern New Jersey; northern Delaware and Maryland; central and southern Pennsylvania; and central Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and south Midland extending westward and southwestward from an area including the Appalachian regions of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia; Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia; and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois

midland adjective often capitalized

Midlander

ˈmid-lən-dər 

-ˌlan-

noun

Examples of midland in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Laurie Whitwell worked for the Daily Mail from 2010, covering midlands football for the last five years, including Leicester’s remarkable Premier League triumph. —Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024

Senior midwife Donna Ockendon, who led a damning inquiry into Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital National Health Service trust, is partway through an investigation into care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust in the midlands. —Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024

Two decades ago, a group of amateur archaeologists unearthed a large metal object from a hillside in the English midlands. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024

Sunak said £36 billion ($43.7 billion) in savings would be redirected to new transport projects in the English midlands, the north of the UK and elsewhere. —Mark Thompson, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

midland

noun

mid·​land ˈmid-lənd 

-ˌland

: the central region of a country

midland adjective

Geographical Definition

Midland

geographical name

Mid·​land ˈmid-lənd 

1

city in central Michigan northwest of Saginaw population 41,863

2

city in western Texas northeast of Odessa population 111,147

Note: Midland is approximately midway between Fort Worth and El Paso.