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Birmingham Definition

Bir·ming·ham (bʉrmiŋ əm; for 2, -ham′)

  1. industrial city in West Midlands, England: county district pop. 961,000

  2. city in NC Ala.: iron and steel center: pop. 243,000

    Etymology: after the English city

Birmingham Quotes

A merry road, a mazy road, and such as we did tread The night we went to Birmingham by way of Beachy Head.

—Chesterton, G(ilbert) K(eith)

   A good lord mayor of Birmingham in a lean year.

—Lloyd George (of Dwyfor), David, 1st Earl

One has no great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound.

—Austen,Jane

   When Jesus came to Birmingham they simply passed Him by, They never hurt a hair of him, they only let Him die. For menhadgrownmoretenderandthey wouldnot give Him pain, Theyonlyjust passeddownthestreet, and left Himinthe rain.

—'Woodbine Willie'

Browse dictionary entries near Birmingham

  1. Birman
  2. birling
  3. birle
  4. birl
  5. Birkenhead
  6. biretta
  7. bireme
  8. birefringence
  9. birdshot
  10. Birdseye, Clarence
  1. biro
  2. Birobidzhan
  3. birr
  4. birth
  5. birth canal
  6. birth certificate
  7. birth control
  8. birth defect
  9. birth mother
  10. birthday