Home Counties
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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"The whole of London gets so busy with filming nowadays because there is so much of it, so it is great to use the Home Counties more and more," she says.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
Tax breaks make the Home Counties an attractive place to make film and high-end TV but there are other elements that have to come together, Tovey says.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025
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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