midlatitude

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noun

Any latitude roughly half way between the equator and a pole.

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

nounmidlatitude (plural midlatitudes)

plural midlatitudes

  1. Any latitude roughly half way between the equator and a pole.
adjectivemidlatitude (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the midlatitudes or phenomena located there.

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. Englishlatitude
  12. Englishmidlatitude

From mid- + latitude.

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Cite this entry
APA

midlatitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midlatitude

MLA

“midlatitude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midlatitude. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midlatitude,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midlatitude.

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