the West Midlands
/ðə ˌwest ˈmɪdləndz/
/ðə ˌwest ˈmɪdləndz/
- a metropolitan county in central England, created in 1974 and consisting of seven districts which were previously parts of the counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire, including the cities of Birmingham and Coventry
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