Midlands

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Mid·lands [Midland Midlands] BrE [ˈmɪdləndz] NAmE [ˈmɪdləndz] noun the Midlandssingular + singular or plural verb
the central part of a country, especially the central counties of England
•He's from the West Midlands.
•a Midlands town/company
Derived Word: ↑Midland

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The Midlands of England consists of the counties of ↑Derbyshire, ↑Leicestershire, ↑Northamptonshire, ↑Nottinghamshire, ↑Staffordshire, ↑Warwickshire, ↑Herefordshire, ↑Worcestershire and the ↑metropolitan county of ↑West Midlands. Its biggest cities are ↑Birmingham and ↑Coventry. In the 19th and 20th centuries it was an important industrial region.