West Midlandsnoun
/ˌwest ˈmɪd.ləndz//ˌwest ˈmɪd.ləndz/a metropolitan county (= a local government area that includes a large city area) in western central England:
The West Midlands includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton.
Her mother ran a drapery shop in Dudley, West Midlands.
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- There is an excellent and dense business network within the West Midlands.
- He was born in Wolverhampton in Britain's West Midlands.
- The family-run West Midlands company makes 500 cars a year.
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