West Country
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Leaning on the bar at the Rising Sun, on the banks of the River Chew in Pensford, he looks like the classic comfortable West Country landlord.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Rowell, originally from Sunderland, worked as a DJ for commercial radio station GWR FM in the late 1980s and 1990s, before joining HTV West, now ITV West Country.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
But the champions bounced back to thrash Bristol Bears 40-15 at home on Saturday to win a feisty West Country derby and pick up their fourth win of the season.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
Late tries from Sam Underhill and Henry Arundell wrapped up a 40-15 win for Bath in their West Country derby clash with Bristol.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
Maine speech is very like that in West Country England, the double vowels pronounced as they are in Anglo- Saxon, but the resemblance is doubly strong on Deer Isle.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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