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Black Country
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Black Country
A highly industrialized region of west-central England centered on Birmingham. It was named for the grime accumulated from factory smoke and other industrial pollutants.

Black Country
n
(Placename) the. the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
Translations
Black Country n (British) the Black Country → le Pays noir (rĂ©gion industrielle des Midlands)
Black Country n (Brit) the Black Countryzona industriale dell'Inghilterra centrale


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