Birkenhead

American  

[bur-kuhn-hed] / ˈbɜr kənˌhɛd /

noun

1. a seaport in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey River opposite Liverpool.

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Birkenhead ¹ British  

/ ˌbɜːkənˈhɛd /

noun

1. a port in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: former shipbuilding centre. Pop: 83 729 (2001)

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Birkenhead ² British  

/ ˈbɜːkənˌhɛd /

noun

1. Frederick Edwin Smith , 1st Earl of, known as F. E. Smith . 1872–1930, British Conservative statesman, lawyer, and orator

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Example Sentences

Liverpool fan Mr Barr, from Birkenhead in Wirral, had watched the parade on the city's waterfront and found himself in the throngs of people heading back to the city centre along Water Street, shortly before 18:00 BST.

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Mr Cassidy had told Alison he was a joiner from Birkenhead and described himself as an "Anarcho-syndicalist".

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In Birkenhead, Merseyside, the "magic" is being used to support disadvantaged young people.

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They were painted on to Grange Road West in Birkenhead as part of a temporary one-way system and other traffic-calming measures introduced by Wirral Council.

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The scheme, which is yet to be completed, is part of the wider regeneration of Birkenhead, approved by the council in 2023.

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