Alabama

[al-uh-bam-uh]

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.

Alabama

/ 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)

Alabama

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.

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

Other Word Forms

• Alabamian adjective
• Alabaman adjective

Example Sentences

He had become a major donor to the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

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He enjoyed the Halfday version on a golf trip to Alabama and mused that it would be ideal for a weekend wedding escape.

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The batteries that Toyota has begun making at the sprawling plant, located between the cities of Greensboro and Raleigh, are going into hybrids assembled in Kentucky and Alabama.

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The company’s placemats and rugs are designed in New York and manufactured in Georgia, using material sourced and woven in Alabama.

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Texas A&M has already delivered significant batches of At-211 to collaborators, including the University of Alabama at Birmingham and MD Anderson Cancer Center, which has received more than two dozen shipments.

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