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

For now, Alabama must use the map in place during the last election, under which the state sent five white Republicans and two Black Democrats to Congress.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Psyche is the 14th mission selected for NASA's Discovery Program, managed by the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

A search committee has recommended another finalist devoted to DEI: Stuart Bell, a former University of Alabama president.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

A year ago, Garcia Venegas was filming his brother’s arrest during a raid on their coastal Alabama construction site when he was tackled by agents, who ignored his pleas that he was a citizen.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Not a single black child attended an integrated public grade school in South Carolina, Alabama, or Mississippi as of the 1962–1963 school year.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander