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

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

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

From BBC

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

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC