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Bir·ming·ham

(bûr′mĭng-hăm′)

1. (also -əm) A city of central England northwest of London. It grew to prominence during the Industrial Revolution.

2. A city of north-central Alabama west of Atlanta, Georgia. Located in a mining region, it grew into an industrial center in the early 1900s and is now the largest city in the state.

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Birmingham

(ˈbɜːmɪŋəm)

1. (Placename) 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 name: Brum

2. (Placename) a unitary authority in central England, in the West Midlands. Pop: 992 100 (2003 est). Area: 283 sq km (109 sq miles)

3. (Placename) 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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Bir•ming•ham

(ˈbɜr mɪŋ əm for 1; ˈbɜr mɪŋˌhæm for 2 )

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1. a city in West Midlands, in central England. 1,084,600.

2. a city in central Alabama. 258,543.

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Noun	1.	Birmingham - the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama Pittsburgh of the South Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
	2.	Birmingham - a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center Brummagem England - a division of the United Kingdom

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