Alabama
nounproper nounattested in dialogue
- United States//ˌæ.ləˈbæmə//
- //ələˈbɑmɑ//
- //ˈaləbɑmɑ//
- //-bamɑ//
An indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama.
noun
- 1
An indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama.
- 2
A member of these people.
Etymology
Probably from French Alibamou or Alibamon, from Spanish Alibamo, from Alabama albaamo, the name for a member of a people native to the area.
proper noun
- 1
A state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham.
That’s right. In fact, a law which passed in Mississippi is so restrictive, it could close the one remaining abortion clinic they have in the entire state, meaning a Mississippi woman, right now, could be saying to herself, “I need to go someplace more progressive like Alabama.”
So when King – who had been in Atlanta for “Bloody Sunday” – telegrammed Parks about returning to Alabama to take part in a third mass march from Selma to Montgomery, her immediate answer was “Why, of course.”
- 2
A river in Alabama; flowing 318 miles from the confluence of the Tallapoosa and Coosa near Coosada until its confluence with the Tombigbee, forming the Mobile, near Calvert.
- 3
A Muskogean language, spoken by the Alabama people.
- 4
A town in New York; named for the state.
- 5
Variant of University of AlabamaEllipsis of University of Alabama.
Forms
- plural
- Alabamas
Alabama · An indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama.
Aladdin · An Arabic tale about a young man named Aladdin who is…Alain · A male given name from French, equivalent to English Alan.Alan · A male given name from the Celtic languages.