Definition of mideast Mideast
/mɪˈdiˌst/ - [mideest] - Mid•east
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| mideast - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" | ||
| Middle East, Mideast, Near East | ||
| fertile crescent a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates | ||
| israel Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine | ||
| state of israel, yisrael, israel, sion, zion Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine | ||
| arab republic of egypt, united arab republic, egypt a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC | ||
| iran, islamic republic of iran, persia a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil | ||
| al-iraq, irak, iraq, republic of iraq a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq | ||
| levant the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel | ||
| hashemite kingdom of jordan, jordan an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea | ||
| state of kuwait, koweit, kuwait an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum | ||
| lebanese republic, lebanon an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean | ||
| kingdom of saudi arabia, saudi arabia an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy | ||
| syria, syrian arab republic an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization | ||
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