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Other than the United States of America, which countries have a large section of their physical geography designated* as the “Midwest”?

*Not necessarily only in the English language; the designation can be worded in a foreign language.
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Posted - February 19
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  • 888
    If we had a region designated as the Midwest, it would be the Región del Cuyo, the provinces of Córdoba, Mendoza, San Juan and San Luis. It's described as centro-oeste de Argentina.

     
      March 5, 2023 8:11 PM MST
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  • 16032
    Ours is the Outback.
      March 6, 2023 3:01 AM MST
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  • 52603

     

      
      Thank you, but that contains neither of the words mid nor west; I was referring to something specifically containing those two words.
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      July 19, 2023 4:02 PM MDT
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  • 3637
    I have seen on Norwegian road maps the middle bit - North of the coast's Westwards bulge into the North Sea - called Midt Norge but I don't think that's an official regional name, just a convenient map reference.

    And what of the Mediterranean Sea? Literally, "In the Middle of the Land".

    The central part of England is called The Midlands; the County name for the area of that which contains the city of Birmingham and surrounding towns is the West Midlands: much closer to the Welsh border than it is to the English East coast.
      July 19, 2023 3:41 PM MDT
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  • 52603


      Thank you, but only two of your entries contain the words mid and/or west; I was referring to something specifically containing those two words. Your West Midlands comes closest. 
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      July 19, 2023 4:01 PM MDT
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  • 3637
    Fair enough - but to be honest it's pretty unlikely any other country uses the term even in its own language! :-)
      July 19, 2023 4:08 PM MDT
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  • 52603


      But that’s exactly why I posed the question: to find out.
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      July 19, 2023 4:12 PM MDT
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