Synset

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

semantic pointers

instance hypernym

geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region

part holonym

United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.

part meronym

Rustbelt Illinois, Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, IL, Ill. Indiana, Hoosier State, IN, Ind. Iowa, Hawkeye State, IA, Ia. Kansas, Sunflower State, KS, Kan. Michigan, Wolverine State, Great Lakes State, MI, Mich. Minnesota, Gopher State, North Star State, MN, Minn. Missouri, Show Me State, MO, Mo. Nebraska, Cornhusker State, NE, Neb. Ohio, Buckeye State, OH Wisconsin, Badger State, WI, Wis., Wisc.