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

“State Farm is a great insurance company,” one agent in Alabama said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

So far this month, Google has said it would invest $1.5 billion to expand a data center in Alabama and announced plans for a new data center in Texas.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

More than two-thirds of students in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee were back at school by the week of Aug. 7.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Author of “Blues for an Alabama Sky,” a 1995 abortion drama still ahead of its time, Cleage is telling a backstage story that’s clearly close to home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 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