midland

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: Midlandinteriorupcountry

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a town in west central TexasSynonyms: Midland
  2. the interior part of a country

Adjective (1)

  1. of or coming from the middle of a region or country“upcountry districts”Synonyms: interiorupcountry
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Midland \Mid"land\, a.

1.Being in the interior country; distant from the coast or seashore; as, midland towns or inhabitants. --Howell. [1913 Webster]

2.Surrounded by the land; mediterranean. [1913 Webster]

And on the midland sea the French had awed.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
Midland \Mid"land\, n. The interior or central region of a country; -- usually in the plural. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
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