mid-Europeanadj.n.
/ˌmɪdˌjʊərəˈpiːən/, /ˌmɪdˌjɔːrəˈpiːən/, U.S. /ˌmɪdˌjərəˈpiən/, /ˌmɪdˌjurəˈpiən/ A. adj.
= Middle-European adj.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > [adjective] > central Europe
Central European1837
Middle-European1893
mid-European1893
Mittel-European1917
mitteleuropäisch1963
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > [adjective] > central
Middle-European1893
mid-European1893
1893 Econ. Jrnl. 3 188 It is alleged that less protection would make possible the formation of a great Mid-European commercial union.
1920 Arts & Decoration 13 88 (title) Mid-European expressionism.
1974 ‘J. le Carré’ Tinker, Tailor xi. 89 Toby Esterhase's faithful mid-European echo.
1993 Independent on Sunday 18 July (Review Suppl.) 58/1 Centralia sounded to me like some fictional mid-European republic from an old-fashioned adventure story.
B. n.
= Mittel-European n.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > [noun] > central
Central European1837
Mittel-European1918
mid-European1924
1924 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 54 182 The Mid-Europeans must have mixed with Nordic people on their Northern borders and with Mediterranean people on the South.
1960 J. Stroud Shorn Lamb iv. 41 Mad Mid-Europeans camping with their chattels in the office porch.
1990 D. M. Thomas Lying Together (BNC) It seemed strange, walking over brown leaves to a very English suburban house in Maresfield Gardens to visit the great mid-European [sc. Sigmund Freud].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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