Middle East

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Middle East > noun, location
Meaning	The area around the eastern Mediterranean. From Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran. The site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam. Had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century.
Examples	"the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization"
Synonyms	Mideast, Near East
Parts	Fertile Crescent; Israel; Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion; Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic; Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia; Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak; Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Kuwait, State of Kuwait, Koweit; Lebanon, Lebanese Republic; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Syria, Syrian Arab Republic; Turkey, Republic of Turkey
Region of	Operation Desert Storm; Arab-Israeli War, Six-Day War, Six Day War; Arab-Israeli War, Yom Kippur War; zarf; pita, pocket bread; falafel, felafel
Instance of	geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Instances	Mashriq
Adjectives	Middle Eastern