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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jung-ang
"그는 방 중앙에 있었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something.
"She found her keys right in the middle of the kitchen floor."
- 1
At an equal distance from the extremities; central or intermediate.
"He sat in the middle row of the theater."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'middel', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'middel' and German 'mittel', stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root *medhyo- meaning 'middle' or 'between'. Over centuries, it evolved from signifying a physical midpoint to encompassing temporal positions and abstract central states.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Middle" is said worldwide
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milieu
Transliteration: /mi.ljø/
"Il était au milieu de la pièce."
Mitte
Transliteration: /ˈmɪtə/
"Er stand in der Mitte des Raumes."
mezzo
Transliteration: /ˈmɛt.tso/
"Era nel mezzo della stanza."
medio
Transliteration: /ˈme.ðjo/
"Estaba en medio de la habitación."
meio
Transliteration: /ˈme.ju/
"Ele estava no meio da sala."
बीच
Transliteration: beech
"वह कमरे के बीच में था।"
中间
Transliteration: zhōng jiān
"他站在房间中间。"
중앙
Transliteration: jung-ang
"그는 방 중앙에 있었다."
中央
Transliteration: chūō
"彼は部屋の中央にいた。"
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