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Birmingham
[ bur-ming-uhm bur-ming-ham ]
noun
- a city in West Midlands, in central England.
- a city in central Alabama.
- a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
Birmingham
/ ˈɜːɪŋə /
noun
- 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
- a unitary authority in central England, in the West Midlands. Pop: 992 100 (2003 est). Area: 283 sq km (109 sq miles)
- ˈɜːɪŋˌæ an industrial city in N central Alabama: rich local deposits of coal, iron ore, and other minerals. Pop: 236 620 (2003 est)
Birmingham
2- City in north-central Alabama ; largest city in the state.
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Example Sentences
Birmingham City Council declared a major incident last week amid industrial action by Unite union members over pay, which has led to uncollected rubbish bags being stacked up on the city's streets.
In the fifth, Birmingham scored three runs to support Allen Olmos, who struck out five and walked none in a complete game.
Mobile bin collection points in Birmingham have seen mile-long queues as residents try to get rid of their uncollected rubbish.
This is really hard to say because I am a Birmingham fan and he is a Villa player, but he has been exceptional.
The government is sitting on its hands over the Birmingham bin strike as negotiations in the dispute descend into farce, a union boss says.
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