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)

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.

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. (See “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”)

Birmingham is known as the “Pittsburgh of the South” for its steel and iron production.

Example Sentences

As we walk around the Christmas market, which snakes through streets close to Birmingham New Street railway station, they're reminded of home.

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Experts at Time Out ranked Canton third coolest in September behind Digbeth, Birmingham, and Camberwell, London, which took the top spot.

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I am also thankful for remembering the efforts of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who taught us in his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

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Other stadiums set to feature include Birmingham City's planned new stadium and Wembley - which is likely to host the final.

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Two Iranian men aged 32 and 28 were arrested after immigration officers targeted multiple addresses in Birmingham and the West Midlands.

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