Middle America
noun
1
: the region of the western hemisphere including Mexico, Central America, often the West Indies, and sometimes Colombia and Venezuela
2
: the midwestern section of the U.S.
3
: the middle-class segment of the U.S. population
especially
: the traditional or conservative element of the middle class
middle-American
adjective
Middle American
noun
Examples of Middle America in a Sentence
a politician who understands the needs of Middle America
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Praise went to writer-director Angus MacLachlan’s humane filmmaking, the powerhouse performances from David Strathairn and Jane Levy, and the authentic portrayal of family life in Middle America.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
The New Yorker’s Talk writer was similarly blinkered and callous, treating Grey like a consenting partner and Chaplin as a dual victim, of his mother-in-law’s venality and of Middle America’s moral prejudices.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
In that moment the routines of Middle America collided with the dark reality of modern cybercrime.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
From the West Coast to Middle America, dessert creators at state fairs are hawking their own confections based on Dubai chocolate.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
The New Yorker’s Talk writer was similarly blinkered and callous, treating Grey like a consenting partner and Chaplin as a dual victim, of his mother-in-law’s venality and of Middle America’s moral prejudices.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
In that moment the routines of Middle America collided with the dark reality of modern cybercrime.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
From the West Coast to Middle America, dessert creators at state fairs are hawking their own confections based on Dubai chocolate.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Middle America.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Middle%20America. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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