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

Minworth serves a population of more than two million people across Birmingham and the Black Country and Severn Trent, who run the facility, say 10 tonnes a day of wet wipes end up here.

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In the film Sir Cliff plays a "quite unlikeable" banker Tim Matthews, sent to Birmingham instead of taking up a dream job in New York, explains Mr Hicks, who works under the name Black Country Type.

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We spoke to Asian women of different faiths in Birmingham and the Black Country who voiced concerns for their safety.

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Some scenes from the series were filmed at the Black Country Living Museum, 12 miles away from Birmingham, including at its boat dock, which was Charlie Strong's Yard.

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"For us, because we're Black Country... It's a really important way into the region and the stories that people will find beyond Peaky Blinders when they get here," he said.

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