I. ˈmidlənd, -dˌland, -aa(ə)nd noun
Etymology: mid (I) + land
1. : the interior or central region of a country (as the central counties of England or central part of the United States)
2. or midland dialect usually capitalized M
a. : the dialect of English spoken in the midland counties of England
b. : the dialect of English spoken in the part of the United States that lies between the southern boundary of Northern and a line running from central Delaware through Maryland, southwest along the Blue Ridge, east to include part of the North Carolina Piedmont, and then west through northern Georgia and Alabama and that includes parts of New Jersey and Delaware, northern Maryland, central and southern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, the Appalachian Mountain area, West Virginia, Kentucky, and most of Tennessee
II. adjective
1. : being or situated in the interior country : distant from the coast or seashore : inland
2.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the midlands
b. usually capitalized : of, relating to, or characteristic of Midland dialect
3. : surrounded or nearly surrounded by land : mediterranean