from being about midway between Fort Worth and El Paso
midland in American English
(ˈmɪdlənd)
noun
1.
the middle region of a country; interior
2. [M-]
a Midland dialect
adjective
3.
in or of the midland; inland
4. [M-]
of the Midlands
5. [M-]
a.
designating dialects of English spoken or formerly spoken in the Midlands of England and divided into eastern and western groups
b.
designating a dialect of American English spoken in S N.J.; central and S Pa., Ohio, Ind., and Ill.; N Del.; the Shenandoah Valley; the S Appalachians; the upper Piedmont of N.C. and S.C.; Ky.; and N Tenn.
Examples of 'midland' in a sentence
midland
Patrick had wondered how often David had passed himself off to unsuspecting people as a senior lecturer in a midland university.
Ferrars, Elizabeth THY BROTHER DEATH
They had left the lowlands of the rivers and entered the rolling, heath-strewn, midland hills.