adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to this region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Mid-Atlantic
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name
Meaning 2
The middle of the East Coast of the United States, typically consisting of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Used alone, with "the".
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name
Meaning 4
The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Used alone, after a verb or preposition of location, without "the".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Used as an attributive modifier in compounds such as "mid-Atlantic current" and "Mid-Atlantic Ridge": located in, or otherwise relating to, the mid-Atlantic. See: Mid Atlantic Ridge
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 6
The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Used as an attributive modifier in compounds such as "mid-Atlantic accent" and "mid-Atlantic English": half-American, half-European; combining American and European elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
of a region of the United States generally including Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York; Pennsylvania; New Jersey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- mid-Atlantic states
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Synonyms: middle Atlantic
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History
Etymology
From mid- + Atlantic.
Real reading context