West Midlands

American

noun

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

West Midlands British

noun

(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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One street we visited in the West Midlands was described as "lawless" by an anonymous law enforcement source.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

On a sunny midweek morning, there are plenty of people strolling or shopping in the centre of the West Midlands town of Walsall - but many of them share a common complaint.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The attack had sent "absolute terror" running through "the entire community across the West Midlands", she said.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Responding to our findings in the West Midlands and more widely, a senior Labour MP is now calling on the government to act urgently.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Revived, after long disuse, by Langland and other poets of the West Midlands in the fourteenth century, it had soon again been swept out of fashion by the irresistible charm of the genius of Chaucer.

From English literary criticism by Various

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