Birmingham
Americannoun
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a city in West Midlands, in central England.
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a city in central Alabama.
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a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
noun
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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
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a unitary authority in central England, in the West Midlands. Pop: 992 100 (2003 est). Area: 283 sq km (109 sq miles)
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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 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.
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Trent Rockets face Birmingham Phoenix at Trent Bridge in the second double header, with the women playing at 15:00 and the men at 18:30.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Birmingham added that SpaceX’s earnings will not just be communicating to investors about what happens in the second half of 2026, but “where the right capital raise is and for what price.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
“They’re going to be spending cash for the indefinite future. The idea of free cash flow is just not part of the story,” Bill Birmingham, managing director at exchange-traded product provider Rex Shares, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Dugarry had spells at AC Milan, Barcelona, Marseille and back at Bordeaux, although he did end his career in England with two seasons at Birmingham City.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The scene was reminiscent of Birmingham, only on a smaller scale.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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