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| 1. | [ noun ] (Middle East,geography) the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to North Africa and east to Iran; the site of such civilizations as Phoenicia, Babylon, Egypt; birthplace of Judaism, Christianity and Islam | |
| Synonyms: | mideast Near_East | |
| Examples: | "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" |
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| Related terms: | geographical_area mashriq Iraq Egypt Syria Iran Turkey Arab-Israeli_War Operation_Desert_Storm Israel Iran-Iraq_War fertile_crescent Arab-Israeli_War Jordan Lebanon Saudi_Arabia Kuwait israel falafel pita zarf Operation_Desert_Storm | |
| Similar spelling: |
middle_eastern Middle_West middle_class middle_age middle_C middle_ages middle-class middle-aged Middle_Greek middleweight middle_school |
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