noun

1. the middle region of a country; interior
2. a Midland dialect

adjective

1. in or of the midland; inland
2. of the Midlands
3. 1. designating dialects of English spoken or formerly spoken in the Midlands of England and divided into eastern and western groups
   2. designating a dialect of American English spoken in S N.J.; central and S Pa., Ohio, Ind., and Ill.; N Del.; the Shenandoah Valley; the S Appalachians; the upper Piedmont of N.C. and S.C.; Ky.; and N Tenn.

Etymology: from being about midway between Fort Worth and El Paso