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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

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

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.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

We were constantly passing through smouldering ruins, and at night the land resembled our "Black Country" for blazing fires, and reflections of fires.

From In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland by Morse, John

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