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Alabama

American

[al-uh-bam-uh] / ˌæl əˈbæm ə /

noun

a state in the southeastern United States. 51,609 sq. mi. (133,670 sq. km). Montgomery. AL (for use with zip code), Ala.
a river flowing southwest from central Alabama to the Mobile River. 315 miles (505 km) long.

Alabama British

/ ˌæləˈbæmə /

noun

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

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Alabama Cultural

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.

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“The No. 1 unfilled job in Alabama is welders. The trades, that’s where there are a lot of jobs.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

His scholarship offers were from small-school FCS programs such as Tennessee Martin, Austin Peay and North Alabama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Audi's German rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz already operate major plants in the United States, in South Carolina and Alabama respectively.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

As Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, emphasized, “this is the time to vote early.”

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

“We must be ready to march. We must be ready to go to jail by the thousands....Our cry to the state of Alabama is a simple one. Give us the ballot!”

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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