midland C2+ Topic:Places & Geography US /ˈmɪdlənd/ UK /ˈmɪdlənd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the interior or central region of a country, away from coasts Heavy industry once dominated the midland towns. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the interior or central... interiorinlandheartlandhinterland ↔ Opposites coastseaboardlittoral Word family Related forms midmiddleinland Etymology AI details A compound of mid (Old English midd 'middle') + land (Old English land), denoting the central inland region of a country. midd Old English land Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Places & Geography External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # midland **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪdlənd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪdlənd/ ## Meanings 1. the interior or central region of a country, away from coasts ## Examples - Heavy industry once dominated the midland towns. ## Synonyms - interior - inland - heartland - hinterland ## Antonyms - coast - seaboard - littoral ## Related Forms - mid - middle - inland ## Roots and Affixes - Root: midd - Root: land ## Etymology A compound of mid (Old English midd 'middle') + land (Old English land), denoting the central inland region of a country. ## AI Etymology Midland is a compound of mid (Old English midd 'middle') + land (Old English land), denoting the central inland region of a country. The etymological trail includes Old English midd, Old English land. The same word family includes mid, middle, inland. Its current noun use means "the interior or central region of a country, away from coasts". ## Topics - Places & Geography markdown