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

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Alabama

A soft-spoken young man, Jesse Owens was the son of black Alabama sharecroppers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Former Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, who is now a member of the College Sports Commission, said the bill is “not perfect, but it certainly addresses 80% of the needs.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

National Geographic grants supported some of his field expeditions in Alabama, Georgia, and Texas.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

According to Kieran no-one exemplifies this better than a young lad named Cali whom he met in Alabama.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

By the spring of 1920, thirty-five states had ratified the 19th Amendment, and eight states—Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Delaware—had voted against ratification.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling