"Midlands" meaning in All languages combined

See Midlands on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Midlands [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Midlands}} 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. Tags: British Categories (place): Regions of England Synonyms: English Midlands Derived forms: East Midlands, Midland, Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands, West Midlands
    Sense id: en-Midlands-en-name-zkhHZBBc Disambiguation of Regions of England: 70 15 15 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 19 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 11 18
  2. Central regions in other countries.
    Sense id: en-Midlands-en-name-oMend-Zw
  3. Central regions in other countries.
    A province in central Zimbabwe. Capital: Gweru.
    Categories (place): Places in Zimbabwe, Provinces of Zimbabwe
    Sense id: en-Midlands-en-name-EhwsPrr4

Alternative forms

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