Mid-Atlantic
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Mid-Atlantic
Where it comes from
From mid- + Atlantic.
proper noun
- 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. This will feel like a dream compared to the chilly high temperatures forecast from the mid-Atlantic to New England, where you’ll be lucky to see the mercury in the thermometer climb out of the 40’s.
- Used alone, with "the". All the best hydrographers, both of this country and of the United States, agree in the conclusion that the Florida Current dies out in the mid-Atlantic, losing all the attributes by which it had been previously distinguished—[…]
- Used alone, after a verb or preposition of location, without "the". Cyclones coming from Labrador work round this hump to the S.E., and die out in mid-Atlantic.
- 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 As they appear today these approaches are first, the north Atlantic chain of islands connecting northern Europe with Labrador; second, the mid-Atlantic currents setting steadily westward from the African coast to South America and the West Indies; third, […]
- 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. ‘That lecturer sure is a pain in the ass, man,’ said Keith, in a contrived, mid-Atlantic accent.
adjective
- Of or relating to this region.
Talk about this word "Mid-Atlantic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mid-atlantic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Mid-Atlantic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mid-atlantic "Mid-Atlantic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mid-atlantic.Cite this
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title = {Mid-Atlantic},
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