midwest

1. The north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) (synset 108581836)
   is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
   has:

   • rustbelt - urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)
   • il, ill., illinois, land of lincoln, prairie state - a midwestern state in north-central United States
   • hoosier state, in, ind., indiana - a state in midwestern United States
   • hawkeye state, ia, ia., iowa - a state in midwestern United States
   • kan., kansas, ks, sunflower state - a state in midwestern United States
   • great lakes state, mi, mich., michigan, wolverine state - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
   • gopher state, minn., minnesota, mn, north star state - a midwestern state
   • missouri, mo, mo., show me state - a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
   • cornhusker state, ne, neb., nebraska - a midwestern state on the Great Plains
   • buckeye state, oh, ohio - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
   • badger state, wi, wis., wisc., wisconsin - a midwestern state in north central United States
   is a part of: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
   same as: middle west, midwestern united states

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