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Birmingham

[ bur-ming-uhm bur-ming-ham ]

noun

  1. a city in West Midlands, in central England.
  2. a city in central Alabama.
  3. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.


Birmingham

/ ˈɜːɪŋə /

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. ˈɜːɪŋˌæ an industrial city in N central Alabama: rich local deposits of coal, iron ore, and other minerals. Pop: 236 620 (2003 est)
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Birmingham

1
  1. City in central England ; England's second-largest city, after London , and an important industrial and transportation center.

Birmingham

2
  1. City in north-central Alabama ; largest city in the state.
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Notes

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

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In the fifth, Birmingham scored three runs to support Allen Olmos, who struck out five and walked none in a complete game.

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Mobile bin collection points in Birmingham have seen mile-long queues as residents try to get rid of their uncollected rubbish.

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This is really hard to say because I am a Birmingham fan and he is a Villa player, but he has been exceptional.

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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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