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

• Alabaman adjective
• Alabamian adjective

Example Sentences

The son of Marie-Thérèse, from the city of Nantes, sounded the alarm after his mother was arrested in Anniston, Alabama, earlier in April.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Timmons had a breakout year for Alabama as an All-SEC player.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

And Yaxel Lendeborg went from mid-major University of Alabama at Birmingham to Michigan’s leading scorer and a first-team All-American.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Alabama, which declined the case, did not reply to a request for comment.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Here now with Daddy that seems like such a long time ago, but I’m glad I took the pictures of Alabama in my head.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome