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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3288).
2. 2
   A settlement in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
3. 3
   A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
4. 4
   A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the city's North Shore.
5. 5
   An English topographic surname.

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6. 6
   Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead

Etymology

From Birkheued 1260, Bircheveth c1200; headland where birch trees grow; from Old English birce + heafod.

Related phrases

Birkenhead drillunited kingdom

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