詞源

+‎ ，基於, 。最早見於19世紀後期。

專有名詞

1. 中東
   1. 西南亞與東北非的地區
   2. 〈旧〉 近東與遠東之間的地區
      • 1920 April 21, House of Commons, 引 , “Budget proposals, Committee of Ways and Means”, 出自 The Parliamentary Debates, 卷 128，頁號 455:

        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?

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參考資料

• “Middle East, n.”, OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2002