Midwest vs. Midwestern

Midwestnoun

The north central region of the U. S.

Midwesternadjective

Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest

‘Bermuda lies in the midwestern Atlantic.’;

Midwestnoun

the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)

Midwestern

Of or pertaining to the Midwest region of the U. S., generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota; as, a midwestern city; midwestern accent.

Midwesternadjective

of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota;

‘a midwestern city’; ‘midwestern accent’;