home counties

noun

A geographic area consisting of the counties surrounding London, England.

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Meanings

home counties1

noun
  1. pluralplural of home county

Home Counties2

nounHome Counties pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA geographic area consisting of the counties surrounding London, England.

    From Caro, the British colonel's wife, now ferrying around anti-tear gas solvent kits and bottled water, her toenails painted a riot of different colors, her posh Home Counties diction already absorbing the shortened vowels of our southern African dialect.

    2006, Peter Godwin, When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
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APA

home counties. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20counties

MLA

“home counties.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20counties. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home counties,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20counties.

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