CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Meaning of CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA in English

( abbr CBSO )

the orchestra of the city of Birmingham , in England, which was started in 1920 and now has an international reputation. Simon Rattle was its conductor for many years.

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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — ˌCity of ˌBirmingham ˈSymphony ˌOrchestra, the BrE AmE abbrev. CBSO a British ↑ orchestra (=a large group of musicians) based …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — (Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — - Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
BIRMINGHAM — County: West Midlands Post Code: B3
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
ORCHESTRA — n orchestra (1. [Gr. Antiq.]; 2. orchestra pit; 3. band of players; 4. orchestra circle)
Interlingua English vocab
BIRMINGHAM — geographical name city N central Alabama population 242,820, city W central England capital of West Midlands population 934,900
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYMPHONY — Long musical composition for orchestra, usually in several movements. The term (meaning "sounding together") came to be the standard name …
Английский словарь Британика
ORCHESTRA — Instrumental ensemble of varying size and composition. Today the term orchestra usually refers to the traditional large Western ensemble of …
Английский словарь Британика
CITY — I Relatively permanent and highly organized centre of population, of greater size or importance than a town or village. The …
Английский словарь Британика
BIRMINGHAM — I City (pop., 2000: 249,459), north-central Alabama, U.S. It is Alabama's largest city. Founded in 1871 by a land company …
Английский словарь Британика
CITY — I. ˈsid.ē, -itē, -i noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English citie, from Old French cité, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYMPHONY — ˈsim(p)fənē, -ni noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English symphonie, from Old French, from Latin symphonia, from Greek symphōnia, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ORCHESTRA — ˈȯ(r)kə̇strə also -ˌkes- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, from Greek orchēstra, from orcheisthai to dance; akin to Sanskrit ṛghāyati …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIRMINGHAM — see separate senses adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Birmingham, England 1. ˈbərmiŋəm sometimes -ŋˌham : of or from the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYMPHONY — /sim"feuh nee/ , n. , pl. symphonies . 1. Music. a. an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ORCHESTRA — /awr"keuh streuh/ , n. 1. a group of performers on various musical instruments, including esp. stringed instruments of the viol …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CITY — — cityless , adj. — citylike , adj. /sit"ee/ , n. , pl. cities . 1. a large or important …
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BIRMINGHAM — /berr"ming euhm/ for1; /berr"ming ham'/ for 2, 3 , n. 1. a city in West Midlands, in central England. 1,084,600. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SYMPHONY — n. musical composition written for a symphony orchestra; symphony orchestra; performance by a symphony orchestra; harmonious arrangement of sounds or …
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BIRMINGHAM — n. city in central England; city in Alabama (USA)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIRMINGHAM — -miŋ-əm geographical name 1. city N central Alabama population 242,820 2. city W central England capital of West Midlands population …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYMPHONY — noun ( plural -nies ) Etymology: Middle English symphonie, from Middle French, from Latin symphonia, from Greek symphōnia, from symphōnos …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ORCHESTRA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek orchēstra, from orcheisthai to dance; perhaps akin to Sanskrit ṛghāyati he trembles, he rages Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYMPHONY — noun a stringed instrument formerly in use, somewhat resembling the virginal. 2. symphony ·noun a consonance or harmony of sounds, …
Webster English vocab
ORCHESTRA — noun the place in any public hall appropriated to a band of instrumental musicians. 2. orchestra ·noun loosely: a band …
Webster English vocab
CITY — noun a large town. 2. city ·adj of or pertaining to a city. 3. city ·noun the collective body of …
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SYMPHONY — [sym.pho.ny] n, pl -nies [ME symphonie, fr. MF, fr. L symphonia, fr. Gk symphonia, fr. symphonos concordant in sound, fr. …
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ORCHESTRA — [or.ches.tra] n [L, fr. Gk orchestra, fr. orcheisthai to dance; perh. akin to Skt rghayati he trembles, he rages] (1606) …
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SYMPHONY — a lengthy form of musical composition for orchestra, normally consisting of several large sections, or movements, at least one of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ORCHESTRA — Schematic of a typical arrangement of the instruments of the modern Western orchestra. Click on instrumental ensemble of varying size …
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BIRMINGHAM — second largest city of the United Kingdom and a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands metropolitan county. It lies near …
Britannica English vocabulary
SYMPHONY — symphon|y BrE AmE ˈsɪm p f ə n |i ▷ symphon|ies iz ▶ ˈ symphony ˌ orchestra BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ORCHESTRA — orchestra BrE AmE ˈɔːk ɪs trə -əs-, -es- AmE \ ˈɔːrk- ▷ orchestra|s z ▶ ˈ orchestra pit BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham (i) BrE AmE ˈbɜːm ɪŋ əm -həm AmE \ ˈbɝːm- , (ii) BrE AmE -hæm —The place in England …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SYMPHONY — / ˈsɪmfəni; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) a long complicated piece of music for a large orchestra , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ORCHESTRA — / ˈɔːkɪstrə; NAmE ˈɔːrk-/ noun 1. [ C +sing./pl. v . ] a large group of people who play various …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CITY — / ˈsɪti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C ] a large and important town : the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYMPHONY — sym ‧ pho ‧ ny /ˈsɪmfəni/ BrE AmE noun ( plural symphonies ) [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ORCHESTRA — or ‧ ches ‧ tra /ˈɔːkəstrə, ˈɔːkɪstrə $ ˈɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CITY — City, the BrE AmE ( also the ˌCity of ˈLondon ) British English an area in central London where there …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CITY — cit ‧ y S1 W1 /ˈsɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural cities ) [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIRMINGHAM — Bir ‧ ming ‧ ham /ˈbɜːmɪŋəm $ ˈbɜːrmɪŋhæm/ BrE AmE 1 . a city in the West Midlands of England, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SYMPHONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an elaborate composition usu. for full orchestra, and in several movements with one or more in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ORCHESTRA — n. 1 a usu. large group of instrumentalists, esp. combining strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion (symphony orchestra). 2 a (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a large town. b Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by charter and containing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SYMPHONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an elaborate composition usu. for full orchestra, and in several movements with one or more in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ORCHESTRA — n. 1 a usu. large group of instrumentalists, esp. combining strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion (symphony orchestra). 2 a (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a large town. b Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by charter and containing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SYMPHONY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. an elaborate composition usu. for full orchestra, and in several movements with one or more in …
Oxford English vocab
ORCHESTRA — n.1 a usu. large group of instrumentalists, esp. combining strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion (symphony orchestra). 2 a (in full …
Oxford English vocab
CITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a large town. b Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by charter and containing …
Oxford English vocab
SYMPHONY — ( symphonies) A symphony is a piece of music written to be played by an orchestra. Symphonies are usually made …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ORCHESTRA — ( orchestras) 1. An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play a variety of different instruments together. Orchestras …
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CITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a city boundary ▪ The new housing estates stretch beyond the old city boundaries. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SYMPHONY — [noun] [C] - a long piece of music for an orchestra, usually with four movements (= parts)They played Mahler's 9th …
Cambridge English vocab
ORCHESTRA — [noun] [C + singular or plural verb] - a usually large group of musicians who together play many different instrumentsthe …
Cambridge English vocab
CITY — (LARGE PLACE) [noun] [C] - a place in which there are many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, …
Cambridge English vocab
CITY — (FINANCIAL CENTRE) [noun] [U] - the City the business centre of London where the large financial organizations are, such as …
Cambridge English vocab
SYMPHONY — n. Long musical composition for orchestra, usually in several movements. The term (meaning "sounding together") came to be the standard …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ORCHESTRA — n. Instrumental ensemble of varying size and composition. Today the term orchestra usually refers to the traditional large Western ensemble …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CITY — n. Kuwait City Quebec City Atlantic City Belize City Carson City Cebu City city government city state Forbidden City garden …
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