English noun: Midwest |
1. | Midwest (location) the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) |
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| Synonyms | middle west, midwestern United States |
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| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region |
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| Part holonym | Badger State, Buckeye State, Cornhusker State, Gopher State, Great Lakes State, Hawkeye State, Hoosier State, IA, IL, Illinois, IN, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, KS, Land of Lincoln, MI, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, MN, MO, NE, Nebraska, North Star State, OH, Ohio, Prairie State, Rustbelt, Show Me State, Sunflower State, WI, Wisconsin, Wolverine State |
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| Part meronym | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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