Main Entry:

Mid·lands

Pronunciation:

\ˈmid-ləndz\

Function:

geographical name

the central counties of England —usually considered to comprise Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, & part of the former county of Hereford and Worcester