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Meaning of Middle East | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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The geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey.
The region between the Near East and the Far East.
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العربية الشرق الأوسط مشرق

Azərbaycanca Orta Şərq

བོད་སྐད ཤར་གླིང་དབུས་མ

Bosanski Bliski istok Блиски исток

Català Orient Mitjà

Čeština blízkovýchodní Blízký východ Střední východ

Cymraeg Dwyrain Canol

Dansk Mellemøsten

Deutsch Mittlerer Osten Naher Osten

Ελληνικά Μέση Ανατολή

Español Medio Oriente Oriente Medio

Eesti Lähis-Ida

Suomi Lähi-itä

Français Moyen-Orient

עברית המזרח התיכון

हिन्दी मध्य पूर्व मध्यपूर्व

Hrvatski Bliski istok Блиски исток

Magyar Közel-Kelet

Հայերեն Մերձավոր Արևելք

Bahasa Indonesia Timur Tengah

Italiano Medio Oriente

日本語中東

ქართული ახლო აღმოსავლეთი შუა აღმოსავლეთი

ខ្មែរ មជ្ឈិមបូព៌ា

한국어 中東 중동

Latviešu Tuvie Austrumi

Bahasa Melayu Timur Tengah

မြန်မာဘာသာ အရှေ့အလယ်ပိုင်းဒေသ

Nederlands Midden-Oosten

Polski Bliski Wschód Środkowy Wschód

Português Médio Oriente Oriente Médio

Русский Ближний Восток Сре́дний Восто́к

Српски Bliski istok Блиски исток

Svenska Mellanöstern

ไทย ตะวันออกกลาง

Tagalog Gitnang Silangan

Türkçe Orta Doğu

Українська Бли́зький Схід Сере́дній Схід

اردو مشرق وسطی

Oʻzbekcha Oʻrta Sharq

Tiếng Việt Trung Đông 中東

Examples

“The expected announcement is tied to his trip to the Middle East next week, where he’ll visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, the officials said.”

“Well, what may happen in the Middle East? I agree there are uncertainties, but when he was condemning the policy of the Government with regard to the Turkish peace, had he thought for a moment of the financial effect of the policy which he advocated?”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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