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

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Alabama

Simpson started only 15 games for Alabama, but the Rams apparently saw enough to determine he was worthy of using their highest pick since selecting quarterback Jared Goff No. 1 overall in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

After her husband died in 1978, Maryon Pittman Allen represented Alabama in the Senate for five months.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

"Each human landing system provider has taken a different approach to the Artemis III mission," said Steve Creech, program manager, Human Landing System Program, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

For Figures, a native of Mobile, Alabama, it was a long-awaited opportunity.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

In 1966, he left a steady sales job in Massachusetts and moved everyone to Birmingham, Alabama, because someone had told him, “Alabama is a sleeping giant.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French