MIDLANDS


Meaning of MIDLANDS in English

the central region of England, consisting of the counties of Derbyshire , Leicestershire , Northamptonshire , Nottinghamshire , Staffordshire , Warwickshire , Herefordshire , Worcestershire and the metropolitan county of West Midlands . Its biggest cities are Birmingham and Coventry . In the 19th and 20th centuries it has been an important industrial region.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.