West Country
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Across the West Country and beyond, this shift is reshaping local economies.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Late tries from Sam Underhill and Henry Arundell wrapped up a 40-15 win for Bath in their West Country derby clash with Bristol.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
The West Country is studded with dairy farms making their own ice cream, but none use solar power to this extent.
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
Normally, like a lot of West Country dairy farms, the cows are out in the fields all summer, just grazing on rich natural pastures.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
Or that the government should have somehow foreseen the freak hurricane in the West Country that had caused so much damage to both people and property?
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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