Definitions for Midland
ˈmɪd ləndmid·land

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Midlandnoun

   a town in west central Texas

2. midlandadjective

   the interior part of a country

3. interior, midland, upcountryadjective

   of or coming from the middle of a region or country

   "upcountry districts"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. midlandnoun

   The region of a country not near the borders; the interior.

2. midlandadjective

   Resembling or relating to the interior region of a country.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Midlandadjective

   Etymology: mid and land.

   1. That which is remote from the coast.

   The same name is given to the inlanders, or midland inhabitants of this island, by Cæsar. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   The midland towns abounding in wealth, shews that her riches are intern and domestick. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

   The various dialects of the English in the North and West, render their expressions many times unintelligible to the other, and both scarce intelligible to the midland. Matthew Hale.

   2. In the midst of the land; mediterranean.

   There was the Plymouth squadron now come in,
   Which twice on Biscay’s working bay had been,
   And on the midland sea the French had aw’d. Dryden.

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1. midland

   Midland is a term used to describe an area located in the middle or central part of a country or region. It often refers to areas away from the coast and can also refer to regions characterized by moderate or average elevation, not mountainous or hilly. The term can also refer specifically to various cities around the world named Midland.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Midlandadjective

   being in the interior country; distant from the coast or seashore; as, midland towns or inhabitants

2. Midlandadjective

   surrounded by the land; mediterranean

3. Midlandnoun

   the interior or central region of a country; -- usually in the plural

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1. Midland

   Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of the 2010 census, the population of Midland was 111,147, and a 2011 estimate of 113,931, making it the twenty-eighth most populous city in the state of Texas. Due to the oil boom in Midland, certain officials have estimated the population to be hovering around 155,000 to 165,000. The Midland metropolitan area's, composed of Midland County, population grew 4.6 percent to 151,662 between July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Midland County. The metropolitan area is also a component of the larger Midland–Odessa, Texas Combined Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 274,002 as of July 1, 2010. People in Midland are called Midlanders. Midland was originally founded as the midway point between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1881. The city has received national recognition as the hometown of former First Lady Laura Bush, and the onetime home of former President George H.W. Bush, former President George W. Bush, and former First Lady Barbara Bush.

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1. midland

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MIDLAND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Midland is ranked #137327 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Midland surname appeared 122 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Midland.
   
   95.9% or 117 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Texas
   • Town

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Midland' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4050

How to pronounce Midland?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Midland in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Midland in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Midland in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Midland in a Sentence

1. Beto O'Rourke:

   That's a game-changer, midland County's just wrong. Interests are paying for access. And Midland County's confusing to people -- is my member of Congress voting for this interest or corporation or are they for me ?

2. Mark White:

   The rest of the world is sweeping past us. The oil and gas of the Texas future is the well-educated mind. But we are still worried about whether Midland can beat Odessa at football.

3. Ben Luckock:

   What we're hearing from our customers around the world is they want pure Midland WTI blend.

4. The National Weather Service:

   Extremely dangerous flash flooding is ongoing along the Tittabawassee River in Midland County due to catastrophic dam failures at the Edenville and Sanford dams, this flooding will continue all along the length of the river in Midland County, and possibly extending into Saginaw county where a Flash Flood Watch is also in effect.

5. Chief Executive Scott Sheffield:

   I personally think (Texas) shale oil will out survive LNG projects around the world, it'll survive new exploration projects, and they'll survive essentially all other shale plays in the U.S. in the Midland Basin, the world needs the Permian Basin. And so eventually supply-demand's going to reset. And the longer it stays lower, oil prices are going to bounce back even quicker.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Midland
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Midland
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Midland
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Midland
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Midland
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html