Mid-Atlantic

Meanings

1. The middle of the East Coast of the United States, typically consisting of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.
2. The middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
3. Used alone, with "the".
4. Used alone, after a verb or preposition of location, without "the".
5. Used as an attributive modifier in compounds such as "mid-Atlantic current" and "Mid-Atlantic Ridge": located in, or otherwise relating to, the mid-Atlantic. See: Mid Atlantic Ridge
6. Used as an attributive modifier in compounds such as "mid-Atlantic accent" and "mid-Atlantic English": half-American, half-European; combining American and European elements.

1. Of or relating to this region.

Etymology

From mid- + Atlantic.