| Word: | Middle_East |
| POS: | NNP (proper noun, singular) |
| Lemma: | middle_east |
| Concept(s): |
middle east (the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century;) |