What does "birmingham" mean?
A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
Birmingham
/ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm/ name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
- Grammar: birmingham is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: alabama city, birmingham-based, birmingham-centered, birmingham-related.
- Useful contrasts: countryside, first name, given name.
- Usage evidence: The train for Birmingham leaves from platform 3.
How to use "birmingham"
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
"A Birmingham mosque answered the “hatred and division” of an English Defence League rally by hosting a “best of British” tea party, as the far-right group’s demonstration passed off without a major incident."
- 2 A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.; Ellipsis of University of Birmingham. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A community in the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Van Buren County, Iowa.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, now flooded by Kentucky Lake.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Oakland County, Michigan.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Clay County, Missouri.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio.
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 19 A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- 20 A surname.
Synonyms
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Example
"The train for Birmingham leaves from platform 3."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "birmingham"?
Common synonyms include: alabama city, birmingham-based, birmingham-centered, birmingham-related, bremicham, bromichan.
How do you use "birmingham" in a sentence?
The train for Birmingham leaves from platform 3.
How do you pronounce "birmingham"?
Pronounced /ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm/.
Etymology
From Middle English, 1086, from Old English *Beormingahām, from Beornmund + ing + hām, "home of Beorma;" first element of uncertain origin but possibly from beorma (“yeast”). More at Beorma.