alamo

¹ American  

[al-uh-moh, ah-luh-] / ˈæl əˌmoʊ, ˈɑ lə- /

noun

Southwestern U.S.

PLURAL

alamos

1. a poplar.

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Alamo ² American  

[al-uh-moh] / ˈæl əˌmoʊ /

noun

1. a Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, besieged by Mexicans on February 23, 1836, during the Texan war for independence and taken on March 6, 1836, with its entire garrison killed.

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Alamo British  

/ ˈæləˌməʊ /

noun

1. a mission in San Antonio, Texas, the site of a siege and massacre in 1836 by Mexican forces under Santa Anna of a handful of American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico

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Alamo Cultural  

1. A fort, once a chapel, in San Antonio, Texas, where a group of Americans made a heroic stand against a much larger Mexican force in 1836, during the war for Texan independence from Mexico. The Mexicans, under General Santa Anna, besieged the Alamo and eventually killed all of the defenders, including Davy Crockett.

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Rallying under the cry “Remember the Alamo!”, Texans later forced the Mexicans to recognize the independent republic of Texas.

Etymology

Origin of alamo

First recorded in 1830–40, alamo is from the Spanish word álamo poplar, ultimately < a pre-Roman language of Iberia

Example Sentences

“Life doesn’t even feel real right now,” he continued on Dec. 10, while preparing for the upcoming Alamo Bowl.

From Seattle Times

After closing his Husky career with an Alamo Bowl win over Texas on Dec. 29, the 6-foot-1, 196-pound safety participated in the Hula Bowl in Orlando, Fla. From there, he flew to Pennsylvania to train for close to two months at Grossetti Performance in New Haven, an hour north of Pittsburgh.

From Seattle Times

His classic trio of “Purple Summer” mixtapes — almost entirely self-produced — made him a California phenomenon, leading to a seven-figure deal with Alamo Records.

From Los Angeles Times

While Martin imagined the cavalry riding to the rescue, White saw only “the next Little Bighorn or Alamo.”

From Washington Post

The Alamo Clinic relocated to the area from Oklahoma last November.

From Seattle Times