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Black Country

American  

noun

  1. a district in the English Midlands, around Birmingham: so called from the soot and grime produced by the many local industries.


Black Country British  

noun

  1. the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Singer-songwriter Alex G will provide support on the tour’s North American leg, including the Inglewood dates, while former Black Country, New Road frontman Isaac Wood will support in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Staff from the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust said they have stepped in, in Wolverhampton, to help people living with little or no food in their homes.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

The band performed alongside a loose crew of like-minded acts like Black Country, New Road, Shame and Squid who were experimenting with noise, free jazz and textured art-rock, centered around the Brixton venue the Windmill.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2026

For example, the whole of Birmingham and the Black Country, plus Staffordshire, Shropshire and Telford have an agreement between them.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

The chief centre of this Black Country is Liége, which stands in a strikingly picturesque situation on the lofty banks of the broad Meuse not far from its junction with the Ourthe.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by James Edward Parrott

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