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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a region of the U. S. generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana; Wyoming; and Colorado.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective situated in the northern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region
- adjective being in or of a region of the United States generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana and Wyoming and Colorado
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Examples
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The Juárez cartel controls Juárez, Chihuahua, and Navojoa, Sonora (north-central Mexico), and the smuggling into Texas.
Safety in lakeside 2009
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The Japanese team found deep-sea mud containing high concentrations of rare-earth elements and yttrium at numerous sites throughout the southeastern and north-central parts of the Pacific Ocean, the journal said in its online edition over the weekend.
Rare-Earth Reserves Are Found on Pacific Ocean Floor Denny Kurien 2011
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Photographs by Caroline Allison for The Wall Street Journal Jack Fry's in Louisville But once the last guests have emptied from the Churchill Downs infield, the north-central Kentucky town is just as happy having a quiet evening to itself.
Days at the Races 2011
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The Juárez cartel controls Juárez, Chihuahua, and Navojoa, Sonora (north-central Mexico), and the smuggling into Texas.
Safety in lakeside 2009
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And every year for the Kentucky Derby, the north-central Kentucky town plays the gracious host who enjoys breaking out the seersucker and big hats and offering up mint juleps
My Old Kentucky Home 2011
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ALERT: 10: 55 A.M.: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for D.C., eastern Montgomery, north-central Prince George's and central Howard counites until 11: 15 a.m.
Flash flood warning extended until 4:30 p.m. Jason Samenow 2010
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We plan to move somewhere in the north-central area again.
Cuernavaca 2009
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The Juárez cartel controls Juárez, Chihuahua, and Navojoa, Sonora (north-central Mexico), and the smuggling into Texas.
Safety in lakeside 2009
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The Juárez cartel controls Juárez, Chihuahua, and Navojoa, Sonora (north-central Mexico), and the smuggling into Texas.
Safety in lakeside 2009
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We plan to move somewhere in the north-central area again.
Cuernavaca 2009
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