Meaning & use
midwestern
Relating to or characteristic of the Midwest region of the United States.
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She has a friendly, midwestern politeness that surprises people from bigger cities.
The restaurant serves classic midwestern comfort food like casseroles and pot roast.
A note on using this word
Midwestern is capitalized when it directly modifies the proper region's name, though many style guides lowercase the general adjective.
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