Midwest
America's agricultural heartland
The Midwest is the north-central region of the United States, roughly the area between the Appalachians and the Great Plains.
The term evokes farmland, manufacturing cities, and cultural values associated with middle America—practicality, friendliness, unpretentiousness.
States typically included are Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas, though boundaries vary by source.
She grew up in the Midwest and moved to New York for college.
Industrial decay zone
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
- IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
- IowaGreat Plains farming state
- KansasCentral American plains state
Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Nebraska · Wisconsin · Ohio · Chicago · Detroit
Cereal grown on cobs
- soybeansProtein-rich Asian legume
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
swine · farming · harvest · silos · combine · plowing · tillage · irrigation
Indiana native or resident
Those who establish homes
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- flatlandLevel, unvaried terrain
- tallgrassHigh-growing prairie vegetation
- shortgrassLow-growing prairie vegetation
windswept · horizon · farmland · wildflowers · bison · windmill
One's native land
- churchgoingRegularly attending worship services
- neighborlyFriendly toward those nearby
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
rustbelt
Industrial decay zone
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
- IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
- IowaGreat Plains farming state
Kansas · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Nebraska · Wisconsin · Ohio · Chicago · Detroit · Cleveland
corn
Cereal grown on cobs
cattle · swine · farming · harvest · silos · combine · plowing · tillage · irrigation · cooperative
Hoosier
Indiana native or resident
- BuckeyeOhio resident or athlete
- WolverineMutant with indestructible claws
- HawkeyeIowa resident's nickname
casserole · potluck · polka · Scandinavian · German · ope · cornhole
settlers
Those who establish homes
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- plainsBroad, level grasslands
- flatlandLevel, unvaried terrain
- tallgrassHigh-growing prairie vegetation
shortgrass · windswept · horizon · farmland · wildflowers · bison · windmill
homeland
One's native land
- churchgoingRegularly attending worship services
- neighborlyFriendly toward those nearby
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- US geographystates, capitals, state boundaries, state lines, regions
- American RegionsSouthwest, Northwest, Deep South, Pacific Northwest, Sun Belt
- Census RegionsSouth, New England, Pacific, Mountain, South Atlantic
- Natrona CountyCasper, Evansville
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- North AmericaUSA, Canada, United States, California, Texas
MidwestEast Coast
America's eastern shoreline
West Coast · coastal states · coastal regions · Eastern Seaboard · Pacific Coast
Midwestcoastal elite
Privileged urban seaboard residents
Hollywood · Manhattan · New York City · Los Angeles · San Francisco
- Midwest townSettlement in America's heartland
- Midwest accentRegional American pronunciation pattern
- U.S. MidwestCentral northern American states
- American MidwestCentral northern US region
- Midwest hospitalityRegional culture of warmth
- Midwest valuesTraditional American regional virtues