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
And it is the battles being played out on such land across the Home Counties that will have a direct impact on the home-buying dreams of Danielle and other young people in London.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2021
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
The fair boy stopped and jerked his stockings with an automatic gesture that made the jungle seem for a moment like the Home Counties.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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