how to pronounce midlands

/ˈmɪdˌlændz/

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midlands is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of midlands in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… heartland seats in the Midlands and the …”

meanings of midlands

name:

Central regions in other countries.
A loosely-defined culturally distinct area of England, corresponding to the central horizontal band of England, now administratively realized as regions of East and West Midlands.

noun:

Plural of midland.

midlands frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word midlands occurs in english on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.