Mid-Atlantic (English, name)
expansion: Mid-Atlantic
Senses:
glosses: The middle of the East Coast of the United States, typically consisting of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.
glosses: The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Used alone, with "the".
glosses: The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Used alone, after a verb or preposition of location, without "the".
glosses: The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Used as an attributive modifier in compounds such as "mid-Atlantic current" and "Mid-Atlantic Ridge": located in, or otherwise relating to, the mid-Atlantic. See: Mid Atlantic Ridge
glosses: The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Used as an attributive modifier in compounds such as "mid-Atlantic accent" and "mid-Atlantic English": half-American, half-European; combining American and European elements.
tags: figuratively
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