Middle America

noun

: the usually traditional or conservative people of the middle class in the U.S.

Full Definition of MIDDLE AMERICA

: the region of the western hemisphere including Mexico, Central America, often the West Indies, and sometimes Colombia and Venezuela

: the midwestern section of the United States

: the middle-class segment of the United States population; especially : the traditional or conservative element of the middle class

— middle–American adjective

— Middle American noun

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1841

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