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Definition of Mid-Atlantic states
1. Noun. A region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland.
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Terms within: De, Delaware, Diamond State, First State, Free State, Maryland, Md, Old Line State, Garden State, Jersey, New Jersey, Nj, Empire State, New York, New York State, Ny, Keystone State, Pa, Pennsylvania
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mid-Atlantic States
Literary usage of Mid-Atlantic states
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"10.1.2 Mid-Atlantic Coast Waters off the coasts of the mid-Atlantic states are
characterized by low visibility and cold bottom temperatures. ..."
2. Monitoring Bird Populations by Point Counts edited by C. John Ralph, John R. Sauer, Sam Droege (1998)
"We use point count data collected in forests of the Mid-Atlantic states to estimate
detection probabilities for Neotropical migrant bird species as a ..."
3. Metropolitan Area Exports: An Export Performance Report on Over 250 U. S. Cities by William F. Kolarik, Jennifer Andberg, Georg M. Mehl (1996)
"... in the North Central and South Central regions, two were in the Mid-Atlantic
states, one was located in New England, and one was in the Mountain region. ..."
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