Midlands

See also: midlands

English

Proper noun

the Midlands

1. (British) A loosely-defined culturally distinct area of England, corresponding to the central horizontal band of England, now administratively realized as regions of East and West Midlands.
   • 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     McCarthy will point to their bad luck but the statistics now show that Wolves have lost four league matches and have claimed one point from a possible 15 - so it may prove to be another difficult season for the Midlands side.

2. Central regions in other countries.

Synonyms

• English Midlands

Derived terms

• East Midlands
• Midland
• West Midlands