Birmingham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm/
ipa: /ˈbɝ.mɪŋ.əm/
ipa: /ˈbɜː.mɪŋˌhæm/
ipa: /ˈbɝ.mɪŋˌhæm/
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.
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 2017 April 8, Nicola Slawson, “Birmingham mosque counters EDL rally with ‘best of British’ tea party”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2019:
glosses: A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama.
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A community in the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut.
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A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
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An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana.
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An unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
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A minor city in Van Buren County, Iowa.
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An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
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A ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, now flooded by Kentucky Lake.
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A city in Oakland County, Michigan.
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A village in Clay County, Missouri.
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An unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
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A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio.
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An unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio.
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An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio.
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A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
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A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada.
glosses: A surname.
Synonyms: sense: city of England
word: Brummagem
sense: city of England
word: Bromichan
sense: city of England
word: Bremicham
Derived terms: word: Birmingham dribbler
word: Birminghamese
word: Birmingham gauge
english: native or resident of Birmingham, Alabama
translation: native or resident of Birmingham, Alabama
word: Birminghamian
word: Birminghamism
word: Birminghamize
word: Birmingham screwdriver
word: Birmingham wire gauge
Related terms: Brum
brummagem
Brummie