West Midlands

American  

noun

1. a metropolitan county in central England. 347 sq. mi. (899 sq. km).

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West Midlands British  

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) a metropolitan county of central England, administered since 1986 by the unitary authorities of Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Sandwell, Birmingham, Solihull, and Coventry. Area: 899 sq km (347 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

And at first glance, the return of one on loan from a library in the West Midlands would not seem something to cause a lot of fuss.

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Tributes have been paid to a former West Midlands MP who has died at the age of 92.

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It is the latest disruption to hit the West Midlands manufacturer, after a major cyber attack forced it to shut down its computer networks for several weeks last year.

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Officers then forced their way into his property, which had no electricity and a bucket for a toilet, but did not find any clear sign of anyone there, the West Midlands force said.

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West Midlands Police, which initially said there was no evidence to back the claims, said it had reviewed all information and was satisfied "this has been actioned appropriately".

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