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BRUMMAGEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Brummagem mean? 

BRUMMAGEM (noun)
  The noun BRUMMAGEM has 1 sense:

1. a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation centerplay

  Familiarity information: BRUMMAGEM used as a noun is very rare.


BRUMMAGEM (adjective)
  The adjective BRUMMAGEM has 1 sense:

1. cheap and showyplay

  Familiarity information: BRUMMAGEM used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRUMMAGEM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Birmingham; Brummagem

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Brummagem" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)


BRUMMAGEM (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cheap and showy

Context example:

a cheap Brummagem imitation

Similar:

tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)


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