[
US
/ˈmɪˌdist/
]
NOUN
-
the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization
How To Use Mideast In A Sentence
- Clinton was not specific about what the U.S. emissaries _ Mideast experts Daniel Shapiro of the National Security Council and Jeffrey Feltman of the State Department _ would seek to achieve in Damascus, beyond what she called exploring issues of concern to the United States. Undefined
- Allowing the looting of Iraq's museums is another indication of our contempt for the Mideast - and our unfitness to rule it
- Bop away at the superhip club B018, court danger at Atlantis, where live piranhas swim beneath the dance floor, or head to the mountain resort of Faraya-Mzaar and mingle with the Mideast apres-ski set. Tip Sheet
- I have a vague recollection that in the caves in the Mideast where the Neanderthal-early modern human cross occurred, somewhere around 100,000 years ago? human –meaning non-Neanderthal– bones were found with Mousterian-type stone tools, which was very surprising. Neandertal! - The Panda's Thumb
- Guy Bechor, a Mideast expert at the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center, said months of unrest in Syria can be expected as Assad's ruling Alawite minority battles protesters in what he called a "zero-sum game for both sides. The Seattle Times
- Clinton was not specific about what the emissaries - Mideast experts Daniel Shapiro of the National Security Council and Jeffrey Feltman of the State Department - would seek to achieve in Damascus, beyond what she called exploring issues of concern to the United States. J. Weekly
- The demand, which Iran swiftly rejected, came during the U.N. February 15th, 2010 RIYADH - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Riyadh Monday, where she will likely seek to shore up Saudi support for tougher sanctions on Iran and for renewed Mideast peace talks. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
- * Also in that link: Republican candidates across the country begin using Obama's efforts to pressure Israel as a weapon against Dems, with one alleging an "alarming pattern" in the mideast and another accusing Obama of "browbeating" Israel. The Morning Plum
- The remarks came as Hilton, 28, launched the Mideast edition of her "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" series in Dubai, a glitzy sheikdom in the United Arab Emirates. BFF stands for best friends forever.
- Yanshi city locates Mideast Henan, is the aluminum industry base confirmed by National and Reform Committee.
