Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

midlands

/mˈɪdlˌændz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: mid-lands
IPA: /mˈɪdlˌændz/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of midland

name

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.

British usage

name

Any of several central regions in several other countries.

name

Any of several central regions in several other countries.

Example Sentences

"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"
"McCarthy will point to their bad luck but the statistics now show that Wolves have lost four league matches and have claimed one point from a possible 15 - so it may prove to be another difficult season for the Midlands side."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

the Midlands (canonical)

Derived Forms

Midland Midlander

Phrases

East Midlands Northern Midlands Southern Midlands West Midlands

Frequently Paired Words

north country West Country South

Synonyms

English Midlands

Questions

How do you pronounce midlands?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪdlˌændz/.
What does midlands mean?: plural of midland

How to pronounce midlands

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