Midlands

[ mid-luhndz ]

plural noun

1. the central part of England; the midland counties.

Midlands

/ ˈmɪdləndz /

noun

1. the Midlands
   functioning as plural or singular the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries

Example Sentences

Some in the nearby province of Midlands have also begun to experiment with rainwater harvesting.

From MIT Technology Review

If seating is full, you can add yourself to a waitlist via Resy, as long as you’re within two miles of the Midlands.

From Washington Post

After a day of missteps in the West Midlands, Farage was treated like a conquering hero when he took the stage.

From The Daily Beast

All four were being held at a police station in the West Midlands area.

From The Daily Beast

Two other men and a woman from the West Midlands were also taken into custody, a spokesman for West Midlands Police said.

From The Daily Beast

Day two of the Queen's East Midlands Diamond Jubilee tour will continue tomorrow with visits to Stevenage and Hatfield.

From The Daily Beast

There are also disturbances in Birmingham and other parts of West Midlands.

From The Daily Beast

Large tracts, in particular Warwickshire and the adjoining midlands, were very thinly inhabited.

From Project Gutenberg

Despite the absence of the female of the species, it resembled in many ways that of a suburb in some wealthy city of the Midlands.

From Project Gutenberg

The midlands, owing to the comparatively slight elevation of the land, are capable of geographical consideration as a plain.

From Project Gutenberg

These heaps would in time rival in size the cinder tips of the Midlands were it not that there is a use for the shells.

From Project Gutenberg

They saw the hills of Derbyshire fall into the monotony of the Midlands that swept away South.

From Project Gutenberg