"Midlands" meaning in English

See Midlands in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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 Translations (region of England): Mittelengland [neuter] (German), englisches Mittelland [neuter] (German), Midlands [plural] (German)
    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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 19 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 15 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 19 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 18 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 62 14 25 Disambiguation of 'region of England': 67 16 16
  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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