the Near East

= the Middle East (middle).

the many, the mass of, the metric system, the Metropolitan Police (also the Met), the Middle Ages, the middle distance, the Middle East, the Middle West, the Midlands, the midnight sun, the Midwest, the military, the Milky Way, the missing, the moment (that), the moment that, the money supply, the morning star, the National Debt, the near distance, the negative, the Netherlands, the New Testament, the New World, the next, the North Country, the North Pole, the northern lights, the occult, the old, the old country, the old guard, the Old Testament, the Old World, the Olympic Games, the once, the open, the open sea, the open season, the Open University,