TheMiddle East is the area around the eastern Mediterranean that includes Iran and all the countries in Asia to the west and south-west of Iran.
The two great rivers of the Middle East rise in the mountains of Turkey.
Middle East in British English
noun
1.
(loosely) the area around the E Mediterranean, esp Israel and the Arab countries from Turkey to North Africa and eastwards to Iran
2.
(formerly) the area extending from the Tigris and Euphrates to Myanmar
Middle East in American English
1.
those regions between the Far East & the Near East: rarely used since WWII
2.
area from Afghanistan to Libya, including Arabia, Cyprus, & Asiatic Turkey
Derived forms
Middle Eastern
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Middle East
British English: Middle East /ˈmɪdl iːst/ NOUN
The Middle East is the area around the eastern Mediterranean that includes Iran and all the countries in Asia that are to the west and south-west of Iran.