Home Counties
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Overnight, London and the Home Counties were worst affected by the conditions.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024
They are now focusing their efforts on positioning themselves as the main challenger in Tory-held areas mostly, but not entirely, in the Home Counties and southern England.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2023
In some respects the rebellion of England’s so-called Home Counties — the wealthy region surrounding London — is no surprise.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2021
But I also heard Italian voices, and the genteel tones of Home Counties English.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019
But in the twenties and the early thirties, it exerted a considerable influence over much of London and the Home Counties.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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