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(Encyclopedia)Middle East, term traditionally applied by western Europeans to the countries of SW Asia and NE Africa lying W of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Thus defined it includes Cyprus, the Asian part of T...Middle East respiratory syndrome
(Encyclopedia)Middle East respiratory syndrome: see MERS. ...Near East
(Encyclopedia)Near East: see Middle East.Middle Kingdom
(Encyclopedia)Middle Kingdom or Middle Country, Mandarin Zhongguo, Chinese name for China. It dates from c.1000 b.c., when it designated the Chou empire situated on the North China Plain. The Chou people, unaware o...Middle Country
(Encyclopedia)Middle Country: see Middle Kingdom. ...Middle River
(Encyclopedia)Middle River, uninc. town (1990 pop. 24,616), Baltimore co., N Md. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Baltimore.middle class
(Encyclopedia)middle class: see bourgeoisie.Middle West
(Encyclopedia)Middle West: see Midwest.middle voice
(Encyclopedia)middle voice, in grammar: see voice. ...Middle Congo
(Encyclopedia)Middle Congo: see Congo, Republic of the. ...Browse by Subject
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