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Birmingham

Birmingham

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A large city in northeastern Alabama in the United States
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbɜrmɪŋhæm/
translation icon : Birmingham (Alabama)
  • The strike had not gone well, and the successes of the Birmingham bus boycott seemed a world away.
  • Birmingham, Alabama
  • Birmingham, Ala.
  • Birmingham, AL

You know, you go back to Sheriff Bull Connor in Birmingham with the dogs in the hoses.

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Examples

  • I will go back to Birmingham and work in a bakery.

  • Good morning guys from Birmingham, AL.

  • Yes, Birmingham where we went on tour.

  • We have already won a victory here in Birmingham.

  • We're talking Birmingham, AL suburbs right now.

  • I live in Birmingham, but I actually grew up in the Northeast.

  • Hey, Theo, this is Chris calling from Birmingham, AL.

  • Michael signs a contract to play for the Birmingham Barons, a Chicago White Sox minor league team.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Birmingham is home to 700 churches and the Black churches serve as the gathering spots...

  • I recently visited Birmingham, Alabama, and I was amazed by its vibrant culture.

Surface Forms

Birmingham main

Etymology

The word Birmingham for the American city was taken from the English city Birmingham. The founders wanted a town like the original, so the name links to its history as a center for iron and steel.