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. ˈbɜːmɪŋˌhæm 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 central England ; England's second-largest city, after London , and an important industrial and transportation center.

Birmingham

²

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

Notes

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

He would transfer to Birmingham in the fall of 2022, play in one game and drop out of school.

From Los Angeles Times

The Birmingham Yardley MP told BBC Politics Midlands funding shortfalls in nurseries had fallen on parents since her own children went nearly 20 years ago.

From BBC

Published in Nature Communications, the study, by scientists at the University of Birmingham, offers an important step towards achieving and controlling quantum materials with sought-after new properties that do not follow classical laws of physics.

From Science Daily

A man who admitted being the owner of what is believed to be an XL bully that injured an 11-year-old girl in Birmingham has been given a two-year suspended sentence.

From BBC

In September, Insomnia Gaming Festival, the UK's biggest gaming expo, was due to take place in Birmingham, but following a number of lay-offs at its organiser, Player1 Events, tickets never went on sale.

From BBC