Definition of "midland" [mid•land]

• The middle or interior part of a country or region. (noun)
• Of or in a midland. (adjective)

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• "Suffolk to call the midland counties to arms, while Sir Thomas Wyatt led the Kentishmen on London."
• "So-called midland Pennsylvania is a central region that stretches from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia but doesn't hit the New York or Maryland borders."
• "i first met the resident when i was 15. in midland. visiting my relatives who were neighbors. he was a bully. the most amazing thing, no one in midland ever seems to have kicked back and knocked hiim down."