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

The Wall Street Journal chronicled a special circumstance this year when the University of Alabama’s Charles Bediako returned to college basketball.

From MarketWatch

Florida carried out the most executions in 2025 -- 19 -- followed by Alabama, South Carolina and Texas, where there were five each.

From Barron's

JFK did so again in 1963 at the University of Alabama.

From The Wall Street Journal

Plans for Project Iceworm considered placing around 600 missiles, at least four miles apart, in a deployment area as large as Alabama, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet on Jan. 24, the 23-year-old was back in school, wearing a white Alabama top and throwing down dunks against Tennessee.

From The Wall Street Journal