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AL

AL

1.0
A short form used on mail for the US state Alabama
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : AL
  • I love Huntsville, AL, Where else should I keep going?

Maybe he's talking about Montgomery, AL It could be.

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Examples

  • I recently moved to Mobile, AL, and I love exploring the beaches.

  • He was in Selma, AL and he taught children.

  • We're in Montgomery, AL Hey, what's all this?

  • It's Luke out of Birmingham, AL Luke out of B ham, baby.

  • When they say from Birmingham, AL they were like Boo, they Boo.

  • Maybe he's talking about Montgomery, AL It could be.

  • I'm I'm from Tuscaloosa, AL and I'm from Oxford, Ms.

  • She graduated from Auburn University in AL last spring.

  • When planning my trip, I made sure to include visits to AL attractions.

Synonyms

Alabama
vsAL
355 1.0

A state in the southeastern United States that borders Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and the Gulf of Mexico

is the short postal abbreviation used in addresses
Bama
vsAL
  • Informal
8 8.3

The US state of Alabama or someone from there, often in sports

is the formal postal abbreviation used in official mailing and addresses
Ala.
vsAL
  • US
3.9

A short form for the US state Alabama

is the official postal code used for mailing and addresses
Heart of Dixie
vsAL
  • US
7.4

A nickname for the United States state of Alabama because it is central to Southern history and culture

is the neutral postal abbreviation used only for mail and codes

Idioms

al desko
  • Informal
9.9

Eating or drinking at your desk while working instead of taking a break

Compounds

6 6.6

Cooked so it stays firm when you bite it

Dar al-Islam
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A part of the world ruled by Muslims or where most people are Muslim

Dar al-harb
  • Specialized
9.9

In Islamic law, territories outside Islamic rule where Muslims are often a minority and may be treated badly

The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca, sometimes with one extra day

The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar when many Muslims go to Mecca for the hajj and celebrate Eid al-Adha

A month in the Islamic calendar that people consider sacred because fighting is not allowed

An armed group that uses violence to scare people for political reasons

Ansar al Islam
  • Literature
9.9

An armed Islamist group that was active in Iraqi Kurdistan and carried out attacks

al-Asifa
  • NSFW
9.9

A political and military group from Palestine started by Yasser Arafat in 1958 that fought for a Palestinian state

An armed Palestinian group that carried out attacks in the West Bank in the early 2000s

An armed Palestinian group linked to Fatah that carried out attacks in the West Bank

A political group from Egypt with strict Islamic beliefs that uses violence

A violent group in Somalia that carries out terrorist attacks and has links to al-Qaeda

A Libyan armed Islamist group formed in 1995 that supported al-Qaeda and tried to kill Muammar Qaddafi

An organization that raised money and recruited foreign fighters for the Afghan war in the 1980s and helped start al-Qaeda

An organization set up by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to fund and recruit fighters for the Afghan war

An armed Palestinian group that carried out attacks in Israel and the West Bank in the early 2000s

A militant group in Pakistan and Kashmir that wants an Islamic government and has links with the Taliban

A major Muslim festival at the end of Hajj when people sacrifice an animal and give meat to the poor

A Muslim festival at the end of Ramadan when people pray and eat special food

An armed group linked to Hamas that attacks Israel

An armed group linked to Hamas that carries out attacks against Israeli targets

A vast sandy desert in southern Saudi Arabia and nearby countries with huge sand dunes

9.9

A small armed Sunni Palestinian group in Lebanon that uses violence against people and places

Surface Forms

AL singular
ALs plural

Etymology

AL is the postal abbreviation for Alabama, a state in the United States. Alabama comes from a Native American word thought to mean 'tribal town' or 'vegetation', so AL is the short form you see on addresses and mail.