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Meanings of middle Atlantic in English

Of a region of the United States generally including Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York; Pennsylvania; New Jersey.

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        Disaster plans are being put into effect all along the mid-Atlantic seaboard.
        The Irish Times
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        And of course I ran into a perfectly frightful storm in mid-Atlantic.
        The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
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        He wished the mid-Atlantic stations connected by telegraph for the same purpose.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885
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        That might be more to do with my increasingly mid-Atlantic accent, though.
        Wired
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        Her accent is mid-Atlantic, and she speaks with precision, in full paragraphs.
        The new yorker
        Usage of middle Atlantic in English
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        These terms as ordinarily used in this country refer to the northern states, or not farther south than middle Atlantic states.
        Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the ...
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        What idle babble, then, is this theory of a third Confederacy, to be constructed out of the middle Atlantic States and the Northwest!
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 / A Magazine ...
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        Were the middle Atlantic coast of the United States to undergo an elevation of 100 feet, what would be the effect on New York City?
        Commercial Geography / A Book for High Schools, Commercial Cours...
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        The Middle Atlantic and Central States are doing about as well.
        The School Book of Forestry
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        Amtrak, the U.S. passenger rail service, canceled trains in the Southeast and Middle Atlantic states.
        Reuters
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        They best skaters were Mr. & Mrs. Leopold Polt, winners of the Middle Atlantic States figure skating championship.
        The new yorker
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        Suddenly out from the southern region of the Middle Atlantic States went the Cumberland National Road to the Ohio.
        The Paths of Inland Commerce; A Chronicle of Trail, Road, and Wa...
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        A forecast report on Friday from AccuWeather.com predicted "a catastrophic storm" for the Middle Atlantic and Northeast.
        Reuters
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        Europe, Asia, Africa; North America, South America, East Central States, New England, Middle Atlantic States, South Atlantic States, Palestine, Australia.
        The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 16...
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        The storm is forecast to reach from eastern Texas to the Carolinas and the Middle Atlantic states by late on Wednesday.
        Reuters
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        That it arrived early on the West Coast, but became most prevalent in the cities of the Northeast and Middle Atlantic States.
        Freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of ever...
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        In short, Scots became indispensable to the running of colonial government and to cultural life, especially in the Southern and Middle Atlantic states.
        How the scots invented the modern world: the true story of how w...
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        In contrast, older age, residing in the Middle Atlantic geographic division, and having limited English language ability are risk factors for both disability and poverty.
        Pubmed
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        In New England and the Middle Atlantic states, the storm forced hundreds of schools to close and commuter rail services to suspend or reduce service.
        Reuters
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        Syms operates a chain of 32 "off-price" apparel stores throughout the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions and in the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest.
        Reuters