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語源

From 中期英語, 1086, from 古期英語 *Beormingahām, from Beornmund + ing + hām, "home of Beorma;" first element of uncertain origin but possibly from beorma (“yeast”). More at Beorma.

発音

• (city in the 英国発音):

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm/

  (General American) IPA: /ˈbɝ.mɪŋ.əm/

• (cities in the 米国発音):

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɜː.mɪŋˌhæm/

  (General American) IPA: /ˈbɝ.mɪŋˌhæm/

固有名詞

Birmingham

1. A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
   • 2017 April 8, Nicola Slawson, “Birmingham mosque counters EDL rally with ‘best of British’ tea party”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 6 July 2019:

     A Birmingham mosque answered the “hatred and division” of an English Defence League rally by hosting a “best of British” tea party, as the far-right group’s demonstration passed off without a major incident.

   1. Ellipsis of University of Birmingham.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama.
   2. A community in the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut.
   3. A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana.
   5. An unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
   6. A minor city in Van Buren County, Iowa.
   7. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
   8. A ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, now flooded by Kentucky Lake.
   9. A city in Oakland County, Michigan.
   10. A village in Clay County, Missouri.
   11. An unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
   12. A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio.
   13. An unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio.
   14. An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio.
   15. A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
   16. A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada.
4. A surname.

同意語

• (city of England): Brummagem, Bromichan, Bremicham

派生語

関連する語

• Brum
• brummagem
• Brummie

参照

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Birmingham”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

Further reading

• “Birmingham”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Birmingham”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Birmingham”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “Birmingham”, in Collins English Dictionary.