midcontinental

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adjective

In the middle of a continent.

OriginEnglish continental ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

adjectivemidcontinental (not comparable)

alternative mid-continental

  1. not comparableIn the middle of a continent.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishcontinental
  12. Englishmidcontinental

From mid- + continental.

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Cite this entry
APA

midcontinental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midcontinental

MLA

“midcontinental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midcontinental. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midcontinental,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midcontinental.

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