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.

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Black Country British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Councillor Pete Lowe, Black Country Party member, said: "I am appalled at reading the report and the potential that this has been happening in our communities."

From BBC

Singh, who also wrote and starred in the film, said he was inspired by many films as he grew up in the Black Country, especially martial arts ones.

From BBC

Amelia Kolpa, from Rowley Regis in the Black Country, is receiving palliative care for cancer and has been in and out of hospital since the age of two and a half.

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The Black Country assistant coroner Helena Gallagher gave a narrative conclusion, noting the 73-year-old's death was contributed to by neglect in the medical treatment she received at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.

From BBC

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.

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