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Birmingham

[bur-ming-uhm, bur-ming-ham]

noun

  1. a city in West Midlands, in central England.

  2. a city in central Alabama.

  3. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.



Birmingham

/ ˈbɜːmɪŋəm /

noun

  1. an industrial city in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, in the West Midlands: the second largest city in Great Britain; two cathedrals; three universities (1900, 1966, 1992). Pop: 970 892 (2001) informal Brummie

  2. a unitary authority in central England, in the West Midlands. Pop: 992 100 (2003 est). Area: 283 sq km (109 sq miles)

  3. an industrial city in N central Alabama: rich local deposits of coal, iron ore, and other minerals. Pop: 236 620 (2003 est)

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Birmingham

1
  1. City in north-central Alabama; largest city in the state.

Birmingham

2
  1. City in central England; England's second-largest city, after London, and an important industrial and transportation center.

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Birmingham was the site of extreme racial violence during the civil rights movement. Although associated with specific race riots in 1963, Birmingham came to represent, as a whole, southern white resistance to integration. (SeeLetter from Birmingham Jail.”)
Birmingham is known as the “Pittsburgh of the South” for its steel and iron production.
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Example Sentences

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Those who know Birmingham will find the observation unsurprising - even the many deeply offended by his choice of words.

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The Birmingham event would be a "valuable opportunity to share what's working and explore how we can scale up these kinds of approaches across the region," she said.

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Ms Willis said accepting the role at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Charity was "a dream come true".

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The scam website, C'est la vie Birmingham, states it is run by couple called Patrick and Eileen and claims in adverts on Facebook that Eileen is selling up due to the death of her husband.

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Since Osbourne’s passing two weeks after the triumphant “Back to the Beginning” farewell show in Black Sabbath’s birthplace of Birmingham, England, Wylde has not done any in-depth media interviews about his friend.

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