Alabama
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- proper noun
- /ˌæləˈbæmə/
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río Alabama
- Here in Mobile, Alabama, we have some similar issues, and yet I'm very hopeful.
Examples
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We're going to put you down in Alabama River!
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The Alabama Archives also has an alternative index to most of the state's 1870 population schedules.
Academic text (2009) -
The Tombigbee River flowed adjacent to the Alabama site.
Academic text (2004) -
About 525 Negroes had left Brown's Chapel and walked six blocks to cross Pettus Bridge and the Alabama River.
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The Alabama River flows through a beautiful landscape, with lush greenery lining its banks.
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Many people enjoy fishing along the Alabama River, where they can catch various species of fish.
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The Alabama River provides a vital waterway for transportation and recreation in the region.
Synonyms
A river in Alabama that starts near Montgomery and flows southwest to join the Mobile River
Compounds
A small fern with narrow leaves that grows in dry, shaded places in the southeastern United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Alabama (the river) takes its name from the same Native people, whose name likely came from Albaamo meaning 'plant-cutters'. That link shows the river was part of the land where those people lived.