Mideastn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdˈiːst/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdˈist/

Forms: also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., east n.¹

Etymology: < mid adj. + east n.¹ Compare earlier Middle East n.

Chiefly North American and Journalism.

A. n.

= Middle East n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [noun] > Middle East

Arab world1820

Mideast1865

Middle East1876

1865 W. G. Palgrave Narrative Journey Arabia xiii. 160 Usages and customs, originating perhaps at Babylon, but afterwards widely spread over the mid-East.

1925 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 5 Sept. 4/4 Thomas Moore wrote Lallah [sic] Rookh, a wonderful description of the Mideast .

1969 Daily Tel. 5 Feb. 24 (heading) Nixon decision on Mid-East ‘in few days’.

1974 Publishers Weekly 7 Jan. 25 (advt.) 3 months ago this was to be a major study of the Middle East Conflict. Today it is the first major study of the Mideast including the October War.

1991 Fortune 25 Feb. 12/1 Many voice doubts about the likelihood of long-lasting peace in the Mideast.

B. adj.

= Middle Eastern adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [adjective] > Middle East

Middle Eastern1903

Mideastc1944

c1944 (title) Mid-East mail.

1971 R. Thomas Backup Men xix. 168 A juke-box blared out some Mideast music.

1986 Boston Globe 28 May 1/5 (caption) Thatcher yesterday ended her visit to Mideast nation with a pledge to try to find an alternative to Palestine Liberation Organization.

1995 Denver Post 7 May a18/4 He has delivered rousing red-meat speeches on Mideast terrorism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mideast
释义	Mideastn.adj. Brit. /ˌmɪdˈiːst/, U.S. /ˈmɪdˈist/ Forms: also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., east n.¹ Etymology: < mid adj. + east n.¹ Compare earlier Middle East n. Chiefly North American and Journalism. A. n. = Middle East n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [noun] > Middle East Arab world1820 Mideast1865 Middle East1876 1865 W. G. Palgrave Narrative Journey Arabia xiii. 160 Usages and customs, originating perhaps at Babylon, but afterwards widely spread over the mid-East. 1925 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 5 Sept. 4/4 Thomas Moore wrote Lallah [sic] Rookh, a wonderful description of the Mideast . 1969 Daily Tel. 5 Feb. 24 (heading) Nixon decision on Mid-East ‘in few days’. 1974 Publishers Weekly 7 Jan. 25 (advt.) 3 months ago this was to be a major study of the Middle East Conflict. Today it is the first major study of the Mideast including the October War. 1991 Fortune 25 Feb. 12/1 Many voice doubts about the likelihood of long-lasting peace in the Mideast. B. adj. = Middle Eastern adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Near East, Middle East, and Asia Minor > [adjective] > Middle East Middle Eastern1903 Mideastc1944 c1944 (title) Mid-East mail. 1971 R. Thomas Backup Men xix. 168 A juke-box blared out some Mideast music. 1986 Boston Globe 28 May 1/5 (caption) Thatcher yesterday ended her visit to Mideast nation with a pledge to try to find an alternative to Palestine Liberation Organization. 1995 Denver Post 7 May a18/4 He has delivered rousing red-meat speeches on Mideast terrorism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1865
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