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

The breakthrough can be traced to research Messing conducted with Michael Brenner, professor emeritus of neurobiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Both Florida and Alabama instituted mandatory evacuations due to the storm.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

More than 500,000 customers in Alabama and Florida were without power on Friday night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Officials have reported two deaths related to the storm, both from trees falling on homes -- one near Pensacola in Florida and another in Birmingham, Alabama.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Now he’s wishing he’d paid more attention to G’ma’s Alabama map.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone