West Midlands

noun

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

West Midlands

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)

Example Sentences

Police in Kent recorded an assault involving a four-year-old pupil, while officers in the West Midlands reported that a six-year-old had taken a flick knife into class.

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Crime writer Reverend Richard Coles, who describes himself as a "Midlander to my very core", is "delighted" a TV adaptation of his stories has been filmed in the West Midlands.

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The phased return of staff will begin at some sites in the West Midlands and Merseyside.

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West Midlands Police told the BBC that the fraud allegations were being handled by Action Fraud.

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It has 1,250 employees mostly based in the West Midlands, but much like JLR's factories, its main plants in Coventry and Kidderminster have been at a virtual standstill for weeks.

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