Israel vs Mideast

Israel and Mideast both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Israel	Yes	No	No	No
Mideast	Yes	No	No	No

Israel (noun)	Mideast (noun)
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine	the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC