West Country in English

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      "form": "the West Country",
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          "kind": "place",
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          "name": "Places in Somerset, England",
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      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "north country"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "A geographic area in the south west of England, especially the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset."
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          "Devon",
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        [
          "Dorset",
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          "Somerset",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Wessex"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "West Country"
}

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    {
      "form": "the West Country",
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        "canonical"
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        "A geographic area in the south west of England, especially the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset."
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        }
      ],
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          "Dorset",
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          "Somerset",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Wessex"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "West Country"
}

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"West Country" meaning in English

Proper name