Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of central England northwest of London. It grew to prominence during the Industrial Revolution.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a city in Alabama.
- noun a city in England.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
city andmetropolitan borough in the West Midlands ofEngland . - proper noun A city in
Alabama ,United States . - proper noun A city in
Michigan ,United States .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
- noun a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
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Examples
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Samuel A. Goddard, a merchant of Birmingham, was a prolific letter writer to the _Birmingham Post_, consistently upholding the Northern cause and he now reiterated the phrase, "Mr. Lincoln's cause is just and holy [950]."
Great Britain and the American Civil War Ephraim Douglass Adams
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The lord mayor of the city of Birmingham received the following telegram the next morning: "Birmingham will be proud to learn that the first German submarine destroyed in the war was sunk by H.M. S. _Birmingham_."
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne Francis Trevelyan Miller 1902
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BIRMINGHAM - For the first time in the seven years Birmingham has hosted the Bassmaster Classic, fans will be able to watch "The Bassmasters" hosts Mark Zona and Tommy Sanders at work as ESPN creates the daily television coverage of the Classic.
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BIRMINGHAM - For the first time in the seven years Birmingham has hosted the Bassmaster Classic, fans will be able to watch "The Bassmasters" hosts Mark Zona and Tommy Sanders at work as ESPN creates the daily television coverage of the Classic.
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BIRMINGHAM: Rafael Benitez is confident Liverpool will regain their Premier League focus in Sunday's clash at Birmingham after a stormy Europa League defeat to Benfica.
News AFP 2010
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BIRMINGHAM - For the first time in the seven years Birmingham has hosted the Bassmaster Classic, fans will be able to watch "The Bassmasters" hosts Mark Zona and Tommy Sanders at work as ESPN creates the daily television coverage of the Classic.
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BIRMINGHAM - For the first time in the seven years Birmingham has hosted the Bassmaster Classic, fans will be able to watch "The Bassmasters" hosts Mark Zona and Tommy Sanders at work as ESPN creates the daily television coverage of the Classic.
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BIRMINGHAM - For the first time in the seven years Birmingham has hosted the Bassmaster Classic, fans will be able to watch "The Bassmasters" hosts Mark Zona and Tommy Sanders at work as ESPN creates the daily television coverage of the Classic.
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BIRMINGHAM - For the first time in the seven years Birmingham has hosted the Bassmaster Classic, fans will be able to watch "The Bassmasters" hosts Mark Zona and Tommy Sanders at work as ESPN creates the daily television coverage of the Classic.
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BIRMINGHAM - Ralph D. Boley, 82, of Birmingham, died at 2: 50 p.m. July 26, 2010, in the
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