The ~ is the region or area in the central part of a country, in particular the central part of England.
...an engineering company in the ~.
N-PROPER-COLL: the N
The ~ is the region or area in the central part of a country, in particular the central part of England.
...an engineering company in the ~.
N-PROPER-COLL: the N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012