Birmingham

[bur-ming-uh m for 1; bur-ming-ham for 2, 3] /ˈbɜr mɪŋ əm for 1; ˈbɜr mɪŋˌhæm for 2, 3/
noun
1.
a city in West Midlands, in central England.
2.
a city in central Alabama.
3.
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
Examples from the web for Birmingham
  • He is also commemorated by a memorial in chamberlain square in central Birmingham.
  • The southeastern conference headquarters is based in Birmingham.
British Dictionary definitions for Birmingham

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)
Word Origin and History for Birmingham

industrial city in central England, 1086, Bermingehame, literally "homestead of the place (or people) named for Beorma, some forgotten Anglo-Saxon person, whose name probably is a shortening of Beornmund. The Birmingham in Alabama, U.S., was founded 1871 as an industrial center and named for the English city.

Birmingham in Culture

Birmingham definition


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

Birmingham definition


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

Note: 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.”)
Note: Birmingham is known as the “Pittsburgh of the South” for its steel and iron production.