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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West Midlands Ambulance Service said they were called at 18:50 BST, sending an ambulance, two paramedic officers and the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care Car to the scene.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Mandy Bourne lives with her 80‑year‑old mum in a top‑floor social housing flat in the West Midlands.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Yorkshire and the Humber, the West Midlands and the South West are all under less severe yellow alerts for the same period.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

He was presented with the award by Chief Constable Jen Mattinson at West Midlands Police's awards evening earlier in July.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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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