Что (кто) такое Middle Colonies - определение
Middle Colonies
The Middle Colonies were a subset of the Thirteen Colonies in British America, located between the New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies. Along with the Chesapeake Colonies, this area now roughly makes up the Mid-Atlantic states.
Minister of the Colonies
MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE COLONIES
Minister for the Colonies; Minister of the Colonies (disambiguation)
Minister of the Colonies refers to a government minister responsible for a nation's imperial colonies. Examples include:
middle-aged
PERIOD OF AGE BEYOND YOUNG ADULTHOOD BUT BEFORE THE ONSET OF OLD AGE
Middle-aged; Middle aged; Midlife; Mid-life; Mid life; Middle-age; Middle aged people; Middleage; Middleaged; Middleagedness; Middle-agedness; Middle agedness; Middle adulthood; Mid fifties
1.
If you describe someone as middle-aged, you mean that they are neither young nor old. People between the ages of 40 and 60 are usually considered to be middle-aged.
...middle-aged, married businessmen.
ADJ
2.
If you describe someone's activities or interests as middle-aged, you are critical of them because you think they are typical of a middle-aged person, for example by being conventional or old-fashioned.
Her novels are middle-aged and boring.
ADJ [disapproval]
