Alabama

/ˌæləˈbæmə/
/æləˈbæmə/
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Other forms: Alabamas

Definitions of Alabama
  1. noun
    a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
    synonyms: AL, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie
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    American state
    one of the 50 states of the United States
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    South
    the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
  2. noun
    a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River
    synonyms: Alabama River
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    river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
  3. noun
    a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama
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    Muskhogean, Muskogean
    a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages
  4. noun
    the Muskhogean language of the Alabama
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    Muskhogean, Muskhogean language, Muskogean, Muskogean language
    a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States
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