Mideast (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The mideast region has been home to numerous ancient civilizations, including the Egyptians and the Phoenicians.
- The mideast was plagued by wars and political instability throughout the 20th century.
- Economists believe that the mideast has the potential to become a major economic hub due to its strategic location.
- Archaeologists have long been drawn to the mideast in search of artifacts from ancient cultures such as Babylon.
- Historians consider the mideast to be the cradle of Western civilization due to the birth of major world religions in the area.