Birmingham
- proper noun
- /ˈbɜrmɪŋhæm/
- The city of Birmingham is renowned for its cultural diversity and lively atmosphere.
- Birmingham, England
- Birmingham University
- Birmingham City
It's a train ride away from where they now live in in Birmingham in England.
- It's a train ride away from where they now live in in Birmingham in England.
- Then I got arrested again for a fight in Birmingham City centre.
- And I'm not just saying Birmingham up north, you know, anything past Watford Gap.
- You know, that was a fast moving train, you know, London, Birmingham real quick.
- I'm talking Cardiff, Birmingham, York, Bristol, Southend and Oxford.
- It was a picture the other day that Harry McGuire was saying was in Birmingham talking to Aston Villa.
- The children might be picked up in Rochdale, but they will be taken to Rotherham or Huddersfield or Birmingham or it's all around the country.
- So the first market store was in Bilston and he we had Wolverhampton and then we had Birmingham.
- I would say the annoying thing is where I live in Burton, which is like Midlands, Derby, Birmingham area.
- I was training at this gym in Birmingham on Temple St.
- And we were rambling bunch of eight kids from Birmingham to Brooklyn.
- Yeah, but yeah, I was going to say Birmingham, but you're like, you go to Paris.
Examples
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I'll be at Maker Central in Birmingham, UK next weekend, so I'll see you there.
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It's a beautiful Birmingham morning and the holiday season looks merry and bright.
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The BBC Academy will be moving to Birmingham and will be based in Birmingham.
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The research received ethics approval from the University of Birmingham Research Ethics Committee.
Academic text (2009) -
I think I'm right in saying that Birmingham is known for having the best curries in the UK.
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At Birmingham University, Professor Jackie Blissett has been trying to understand the very earliest part of this process.
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She'd attended a convent school in Birmingham, a dark, industrial city in the English Midlands.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Birmingham Intercity Special is just leaving from Blackwall Cove.
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Many tourists visit Birmingham to see its historic landmarks and enjoy its vibrant arts scene.
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As the second largest city in the UK, Birmingham offers a unique blend of urban attractions and green spaces.
Synonyms
An old informal name for the city of Birmingham in central England
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Birmingham comes from an old English name: Beorma + -ing 'people' + -ham 'home', so it means 'home of Beorma's people'.