Middle East
pronunciation
How to pronounce Middle East in British English:
UK [mɪdˈi:st]
How to pronounce Middle East in American English:
US [mɪdˈist]
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- Noun:
- the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic a