Birmingham

Bir·ming·ham  (bûrmng-hm)

1. also (-m) A city of central England northwest of London. It is a major industrial center and transportation hub. Population: 970,000.

2. A city of north-central Alabama northeast of Tuscaloosa. The largest city in the state, it is in a mining and industrial region. Population: 229,000.

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Birmingham [ˈbɜːmɪŋəm]

n

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.: 965 928 (1994 est.) Related adjective Brummie

2. (Placename) a unitary authority in central England, in the West Midlands. Pop.: 977 091 (2001). 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.: 242 820 (2000)

Thesaurus

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