Midwestern city
Flyover country town
A Midwestern city is an urban center in the American Midwest—the region stretching from Ohio to the Dakotas, Kansas to Minnesota.
The phrase evokes a particular character: practical, unpretentious, neither coastal nor Southern.
She grew up in a Midwestern city before moving to New York.
Often used to suggest middle-American values or a certain plainspoken quality.
- Rust BeltPost-industrial American heartland
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- MinneapolisMajor Minnesota metropolis
- manufacturing hubsPlaces where products originate
- St. LouisMajor Missouri river city
Native American heritage · automotive industry · state fairs · Friday night lights · town squares · church steeples · farming traditions · jazz roots · public parks · Midwest values · college towns · regional dialects · Detroit · Cleveland · riverfronts · corn fields · prairie land · agribusiness
Midwestern citycoastal city
Urban area bordering sea
beach town · port city · New York · Los Angeles · Miami
Midwestern cityHollywood
American film industry center
Manhattan · fashion capital · cultural capital · media center