Meanings
- USA portion of the United States comprising rural and suburban areas, and the mindsets of these areas.
Implicit in dismissals like Mencken’s is the notion that what happens in Middle America should stay in Middle America—that what entertains or illuminates in so-called flyover country couldn’t possibly matter elsewhere.
2018 September 26, Carson Vaughan, “'Boom Town' Explodes the Notion of ‘Flyover’ Territory”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2018Synonyms: heartland
- USThe American middle class.
- A geographical region comprising Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA portion of the United States comprising rural and suburban areas, and the mindsets of these areas.
proper nounThe Midwestern United States.
Translations
Finnish Väli-Amerikka
- Väli-Amerikkageographical region
Polish Ameryka Środkowa
- Ameryka Środkowageographical region
Spanish América Media, América Medial
- América Mediageographical region
- América Medialgeographical region
Cite this entry
Middle America. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20America
“Middle America.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20America. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Middle America,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20America.
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