Birmingham

//ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm// name

name ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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  1. 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. 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. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A community in the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Van Buren County, Iowa.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, now flooded by Kentucky Lake.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Oakland County, Michigan.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Clay County, Missouri.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  14. 19
    A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  15. 20
    A surname.

Synonyms

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bremichambromichanbrummagempittsburgh of south

Example

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"The train for Birmingham leaves from platform 3."

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.

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