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midlands

midlands is the plural of midland.

Meaning of midland

Noun

midland (plural midlands)

  1. The region of a country not near the borders; the interior.
    • The City of Daejeon: the capital of Choongnam Province in the midland of Korea, now it is expanded to be a Metropolitan City.2007, Kye-hyŏng Pak, A Life, →ISBN, page 166

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Proper noun capitalized: Midlands

the Midlands

  1. (UK) A loosely-defined culturally distinct area of England, corresponding to the central horizontal band of England, now administratively realized as regions of the East Midlands and West Midlands.
    • Holonyms: England < Great Britain, Britain < United Kingdom, UK < Earth, World < Solar System < Orion Arm < Milky Way < Local Group < Virgo Supercluster < Laniakea < Universe
    • Meronyms: East Midlands, West Midlands
  2. Any of several central regions in several other countries.
    1. A province in central Zimbabwe. Capital: Gweru.

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Questions about midlands

What does midlands mean?
Midlands means a loosely-defined culturally distinct area of England, corresponding to the central horizontal band of England, now administratively realized as regions of the East Midlands and West Midlands.
What is midlands the plural of?
Midlands is the plural of midland.
What part of speech is midlands?
Midlands is a proper noun.

Words near midlands in the dictionary

  1. midland
  2. Midland County
  3. Midland Park
  4. Midlander
  5. Midlanders
  6. midlands
  7. midlateral
  8. midlaterally
  9. midlatitude
  10. midlatitudes
  11. midlayer

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