midwest

Short definition from Wiktionary

Proper noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of Midwest.
2. 2
   The area of the contiguous United States contained in the central third of the country, especially the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, sometimes inclusive of Missouri and Kentucky.
3. 3
   A town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.