English Explanatory Dictionary

Alabama

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama.
  2. A member of these people.
name
  1. A state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham.
  2. A river in Alabama; flowing 318 miles from the confluence of the Tallapoosa and Coosa near Coosada until its confluence with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile, near Calvert.
  3. A Muskogean language, spoken by the Alabama people.
  4. A town in New York; named for the state.
  5. Ellipsis of University of Alabama.

Pronunciation

ă-lə-bă'-mə /ˌæ.ləˈbæmə/ en-us-Alabama.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Alabama.wav /ələˈbɑmɑ/ /ˈaləbɑmɑ/ /-bamɑ/

Word forms

Alabama Alabamas Alabammer

Etymology

Probably from French Alibamou or Alibamon, from Spanish Alibamo, from Alabama albaamo, the name for a member of a people native to the area.

Synonyms

Alibamu Bama Tuscaloser

Derived words

AL Alabam' Alabama hot pocket Alabama Lane cake Alabama-like Alabaman Alabama River Alabama rot Alabama slammer Alabama wind chime Alabamian alabamine alabamium Florabama Floribama
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