alamo

¹ American  

[al-uh-moh, ah-luh-] / ˈæl əˌmoʊ, ˈɑ lə- /

noun

Southwestern U.S.

PLURAL

alamos

1. a poplar.

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Alamo ² American  

[al-uh-moh] / ˈæl əˌmoʊ /

noun

1. a Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, besieged by Mexicans on February 23, 1836, during the Texan war for independence and taken on March 6, 1836, with its entire garrison killed.

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Alamo British  

/ ˈæləˌməʊ /

noun

1. a mission in San Antonio, Texas, the site of a siege and massacre in 1836 by Mexican forces under Santa Anna of a handful of American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico

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Alamo Cultural  

1. A fort, once a chapel, in San Antonio, Texas, where a group of Americans made a heroic stand against a much larger Mexican force in 1836, during the war for Texan independence from Mexico. The Mexicans, under General Santa Anna, besieged the Alamo and eventually killed all of the defenders, including Davy Crockett.

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Rallying under the cry “Remember the Alamo!”, Texans later forced the Mexicans to recognize the independent republic of Texas.

Etymology

Origin of alamo

First recorded in 1830–40, alamo is from the Spanish word álamo poplar, ultimately < a pre-Roman language of Iberia

Example Sentences

He has written two best-sellers about Texas history, including “Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth.”

From Seattle Times

On its website, the XFL suggested fans check out the tourist-friendly city’s other attractions — the Alamo, the San Antonio Riverwalk, the San Antonio Zoo, and the city’s botanical gardens — but the big draw, of course, is the inaugural championship of the revived XFL.

From Washington Times

Among those at the forefront was Mondo, a spin-off from the then single-screen Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas, a cinema favoured by Hollywood trend-setters such as Quentin Tarantino and influential film bloggers.

From BBC

Michael Kustermann, president of dine-in theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, said the mood this year was very optimistic.

From Los Angeles Times

“If I’d been living in olden days, I would have been at the Alamo or across the Rockies.”

From Washington Post