Birkbeck

/ (ˈbɜːkˌbɛk) /

Save This Word!

noun

George . 1776–1841, British educationalist, who helped to establish vocational training for working men: founder and first president of the London Mechanics Institute (1824), which later became Birkbeck College

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Birkbeck

biretta, Birgitta, biri, biriani, birk, Birkbeck, birken, Birkenhead, Birkenstock, Birket Karun, birkie

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use Birkbeck in a sentence

Birkbeck does not mention the Cumberland Road, though it is drawn on the map accompanying his book.
Historic Highways of America (Vol. 5)|Archer Butler Hulbert
One night I was privileged to meet her and bring her home from an entertainment at the Birkbeck Institute.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
Birkbeck's Letters, printed for Ridgway, 1819, second edition.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X|Various
Mr. Henry Birkbeck presided, and it was asserted that the society was non-political.
Norfolk Annals|Charles Mackie

It is not difficult to sympathise with what Dr. Birkbeck aimed at in founding the College which bears his name.
Rustic Sounds|Francis Darwin