The history of the town dates back to the Middle Ages. middle age = the period in a person’s life between youth and old age: ‘People who live this type of life are lucky if they reach middle age.’ Middle Ages = the period in European history from about 1100 to 1500 AD: ‘Life in the Middle Ages was very simple.’ middle age Sitting next to me was a middle age man, probably about forty.
Sitting next to me was a middle-aged man, probably about forty. The Rolling Stones are all middle-age now.
The Rolling Stones are all middle-aged now. The adjective is middle - aged (WITH - d ): ‘They would prefer a middle-aged woman to a young girl.’ Middle East Arabic is spoken all over Middle East.
Arabic is spoken all over the Middle East. the Middle East, the Far East (WITH the ): ‘Bahrain is in the Middle East.’ midnight Her plane is due to land in about midnight.
Her plane is due to land at about midnight. See Language Note at TIME migrate A lot of new doctors migrate to America where they can earn more money.
A lot of new doctors emigrate to America where they can earn more money. migrate = (of birds, animals and people) travel from one place to spend a length of time in another, especially to find food, water, warmer weather, etc: ‘How do birds know when to migrate and how do they find their way back home?’ emigrate = (of people) leave your own country and make your home in another one: ‘There were no jobs back home so we decided to emigrate.’
