Meaning & use

midwestern

adjective·Everyday

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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