noun
the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑county
• Member Meronyms: ↑Essex, ↑Hertfordshire, ↑Kent, ↑Surrey
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home counties plural noun
The counties over and into which London has extended, ie Middlesex, Essex, Kent, Surrey (and sometimes also Herts and Sussex)
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Main Entry: ↑home
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Etymology
The Home Counties are the areas around London, which are seen as typical middle-class English suburbs (=areas where people live in fairly large houses on the edge of cities) .
used for describing attitudes or qualities that are thought to be typical of conservative middle-class English people
her Home Counties accent
Thesaurus: from the middle classessynonym
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the counties around London
Culture:
People living in the Home Counties are generally regarded as being relatively wealthy, especially by those living in other parts of the country
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They enjoyed a comfortable Home Counties lifestyle.Useful english dictionary. 2012.