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mid Atlantic

 adjective
     
mid Atlantic
1

mid Atlantic accent

SL a way of speaking that uses a mixture of American and British English sounds and words:
She spoke in a soft mid Atlantic accent.
2

mid-Atlantic states/region

the US states that are on the Atlantic coast, approximately between New Jersey and Maryland
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