Alabama

/ˈæləˌbæmə/

/æləˈbæmə/

Other forms: Alabamas

Definitions of Alabama

1. noun

   a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
   synonyms: AL, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie

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   American state

   one of the 50 states of the United States

   type of:

   South

   the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
2. noun

   a river in Alabama formed by the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers near Montgomery; flows southwestward to become a tributary of the Mobile River
   synonyms: Alabama River

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   river

   a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
3. noun

   a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama
   type of:

   Muskhogean, Muskogean

   a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages
4. noun

   the Muskhogean language of the Alabama
   type of:

   Muskhogean, Muskhogean language, Muskogean, Muskogean language

   a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States