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Third Coast is an American colloquialism sometimes used by locals to refer to the Great Lakes region. Use of the term implies that this region of the United States is distinguishable from both the East and West Coast regions. Although the term is still common in many areas of the Great Lakes, the term is commonly linked to the cities of Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit and Cleveland (which prefers the term "North Coast").
It has also been used as a clever metaphor to mean "A place of great importance" by comparing it to the east and west coast. For instance, calling Texas the third coast would mean that you thought it was as important, as cultural, or as prosperus as New York and California.
Places near the Gulf Coast, such as Houston, Texas and New Orleans, Louisiana, may also use the term "Third Coast" to refer to the country's southern coast.
The city of Nashville, Tennessee is sometimes referred to as the "Third Coast" because of its role as a center for country music.1
Bell's Brewery (based in Kalamazoo, Michigan) named one of its beers "Third Coast Beer". The label pictures a map of Iosco County, Michigan, which borders Lake Huron.2
Third Coast Kings are a popular funk and soul band from the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti/Detroit region of Michigan. www.myspace.com/thirdcoastkings
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