the city of a thousand trades

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The city of a thousand trades is a historic nickname for Birmingham, England, reflecting its diverse and prolific industrial and manufacturing heritage.

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instanceOf historical nickname
nickname
appliedTo Birmingham
surface form: city of Birmingham
associatedWithIndustry brass founding in Birmingham
button making in Birmingham
electrical goods manufacturing in Birmingham
engineering in Birmingham
jewellery making in Birmingham
metalworking in Birmingham
screw manufacturing in Birmingham
small arms manufacture in Birmingham
toy making in Birmingham
associatedWithPeriod Industrial Revolution
associatedWithPlace Birmingham Gun Quarter
Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
category Culture of Birmingham, West Midlands
Nicknames of cities in the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
describes diverse trades in Birmingham
industrial heritage of Birmingham
manufacturing heritage of Birmingham
prolific industrial activity in Birmingham
hasHeritageType industrial heritage
manufacturing heritage
hasLanguage English
hasWord city
thousand
trades
locatedIn England
refersTo Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
surface form: Birmingham, England
usedFor promotional description of Birmingham
usedSinceCentury 19th century

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Birmingham nicknamed the city of a thousand trades