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Middle-earth¹

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From Middle Earth, q.v.

proper noun Middle Earth · Middle-Earth

  1. The main setting of J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and other works.
  2. alternative Alternative form of Middle Earth: the Earth.

middle-earth²

noun

  1. alternative, uncountable Alternative form of Middle Earth: (archaic) the Earth; (Norse mythology) Midgard.
  2. uncountable Alternative letter-case form of Middle-earth: the setting of the Lord of the Rings mythos.

Middle-Earth³

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of Middle Earth
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Middle-earth

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name fictional place on Earth where most of the stories of J. R. R. Tolkien are set

EspañolTierra Media
한국어가운데땅 Gaundettang
日本語中つ国 Nakatsukuni
中文中土大陸 /中土大陆 Zhōngtǔ dàlù, 中洲 zhōngzhōu
Portuguêsterra-média
FrançaisTerre du Milieu
DeutschMittelerde
ItalianoTerra di Mezzo
ΕλληνικάΜέση Γη Mési Gi
РусскийСредизе́мье Sredizémʹje, Среднезе́мье Srednezémʹje, Средьземе́лье Sredʹzemélʹje
Tiếng ViệtTrung Địa

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@misc{middle_earth_2026,
  title = {middle-earth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/middle-earth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}