midland dialect
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midland — [mid′lənd] n. 1. the middle region of a country; interior 2. [M ] a Midland dialect adj. 1. in or of the midland; inland 2. [M ] of the Midlands 3. [M ] a) designating dialects of English spoken or formerly spoken in the Midlands of England and… … English World dictionary
Midland American English — The Midland dialect of American English was first defined by Hans Kurath (A Word Geography of the Eastern United States, 1949) as being the dialect spoken in an area centered on Philadelphia and expanding westward to include most of Pennsylvania… … Wikipedia
dialect — Synonyms and related words: Acadian, Anglo Indian, Brooklynese, Cajun, Canadian French, Cockney, French Canadian, Gullah, Midland, Midland dialect, New England dialect, Pennsylvania Dutch, Yankee, Yorkshire, accent, argot, brogue, bundle of… … Moby Thesaurus
Midland — may refer to: Contents 1 Places 1.1 See also 2 Railways 3 … Wikipedia
midland — /mid leuhnd/, n. 1. the middle or interior part of a country. 2. (cap.) the dialect of English spoken in the central part of England. 3. (cap.) the dialect of English spoken in the southern parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New… … Universalium
dialect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. language, tongue; vernacular, idiom, argot, patois, jargon, cant. See speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. idiom, accent, vernacular, patois, slang, jargon, argot, cant, lingo*, pidgin, creole; see also… … English dictionary for students
midland — noun Date: 1555 1. the interior or central region of a country 2. capitalized a. the dialect of English spoken in the midland counties of England b. the dialect of English spoken in an area of the east central United States often divided into… … New Collegiate Dictionary
midland — mid•land [[t]ˈmɪd lənd[/t]] n. 1) the middle or interior part of a country 2) peo (cap.) the dialect or dialects of English spoken in the Midlands of England 3) peo (cap.) the dialect of English spoken in the S parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,… … From formal English to slang
Mercian dialect — This article is part of a series on: Old English Dialects … Wikipedia
East Midland — noun the dialect of Middle English that replaced West Saxon as the literary language and which developed into Modern English • Hypernyms: ↑Middle English * * * noun Usage: capitalized E&M : the branch of the Midland dialect of Middle English that … Useful english dictionary
