Alabama
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- proper noun
- /ˌæləˈbæmə/
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Alabama
- I remember when we first moved to Alabama, we had a Ford Escort.
- the state of Alabama
- University of Alabama
- Montgomery, Alabama
Well, they've trotted out a female senator from Alabama named Katie Britt.
- Well, they've trotted out a female senator from Alabama named Katie Britt.
- I want to know in the heart of Alabama where that was closer.
- Oh, my God, a wig is so sweaty in Alabama in August.
- long dusty roads down through Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi.
- My son was raised in Alabama, bro, like it's different, bro.
Examples
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NBC News will present a special program on the Alabama integration story at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
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Not a lot of snow in Alabama.
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I forgot I was in Alabama until I heard people speak.
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Last month, an Alabama woman lost her dog.
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Yeah, it began in Mobile, Alabama.
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So this past weekend, I flew to Alabama to see my boyfriend.
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Uh, I manage a shopping mall down in Florence, Alabama.
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I was born in Alabama, grew up on a plantation near Haynesville.
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I remember when we first moved to Alabama, we had a Ford Escort.
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Last month, an Alabama woman lost her dog.
Synonyms
A short form used on mail for the US state Alabama
A short form for the US state Alabama
A nickname for the United States state of Alabama because it is central to Southern history and culture
Compounds
A small fern with narrow leaves that grows in dry, shaded places in the southeastern United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Alabama most likely comes from a Native American word Albaamo used by Choctaw people, which means 'plant-cutters' or 'people who clear thick plants'. The state was named after those people and their land, so the place is still called Alabama today.