MID-ATLANTIC


Meaning of MID-ATLANTIC in English

adjective [ only before noun ]

1.

connected with the area on the east coast of the US, that is near New York and immediately to the south of it :

the mid-Atlantic states / coast

2.

in the middle of the Atlantic ocean :

( figurative )

a mid-Atlantic accent (= a form of English that uses a mixture of British and American sounds)

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.