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(Encyclopedia) Middle East, term traditionally applied by western Europeans to the countries of SW Asia and NE Africa lying W of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Thus defined it includes Cyprus, the Asian part of T...

(Encyclopedia) Middle East respiratory syndrome: see MERS. ...

(Encyclopedia) Near East: see Middle East.

(Encyclopedia) Middle Kingdom or Middle Country, Mandarin Zhongguo, Chinese name for China. It dates from c.1000 b.c., when it designated the Chou empire situated on the North China Plain. The Chou people, unaware o...

(Encyclopedia) Middle Eastern religions, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the Middle East. Little was known about the religions of the city-states of W Asia until stores of religious lit...

(Encyclopedia) Middle Country: see Middle Kingdom. ...

(Encyclopedia) Middle River, uninc. town (1990 pop. 24,616), Baltimore co., N Md. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Baltimore.

(Encyclopedia) middle class: see bourgeoisie.

(Encyclopedia) Middle West: see Midwest.

(Encyclopedia) middle voice, in grammar: see voice. ...