Alabama

American  

[al-uh-bam-uh] / ˌæl əˈbæm ə /

noun

1. a state in the southeastern United States. 51,609 sq. mi. (133,670 sq. km). Montgomery. AL (for use with zip code), Ala.

2. a river flowing southwest from central Alabama to the Mobile River. 315 miles (505 km) long.

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Alabama British  

/ ˌæləˈbæmə /

noun

1. Abbreviation: Ala.   AL.  a state of the southeastern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: consists of coastal and W lowlands crossed by the Tombigbee, Black Warrior, and Alabama Rivers, with parts of the Tennessee Valley and Cumberland Plateau in the north; noted for producing cotton and white marble. Capital: Montgomery. Pop: 4 500 752 (2003 est). Area: 131 333 sq km (50 708 sq miles)

2. a river in Alabama, flowing southwest to the Mobile and Tensaw Rivers. Length: 507 km (315 miles)

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Alabama Cultural  

1. State in the southeastern United States bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Its capital is Montgomery, and its largest city is Birmingham.

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One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Alabaman
  adjective
• Alabamian
  adjective

Example Sentences

The building features giant stone letters on the top spelling out part of a speech that Obama gave in 2015 in Selma, Alabama, the cradle of the civil rights movement.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Being a foodie opened up new possibilities to me that I didn’t have access to back home in Alabama.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Gen. Steven Marshall argued that the high court’s decision in favor of Louisiana “vindicates Alabama position on the lawfulness” of its earlier voting map.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

For example, a justice might explain how a merits decision from the court, like April’s Callais case, regarding Louisiana’s congressional maps, might not cover an Alabama map because of different facts on the ground.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

“This is our chance for something better. Alabama was my home too, but after your mama passed...”

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome