Alabama

[ al-uh-bam-uh ]

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noun

a state in the southeastern United States. 51,609 sq. mi. (133,670 sq. km). : Montgomery. : AL (for use with zip code), Ala.
a river flowing southwest from central Alabama to the Mobile River. 315 miles (505 km) long.

Alabama

/ ˌæləˈbæmə /

noun

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) AbbreviationAlawith zip codeAL
a river in Alabama, flowing southwest to the Mobile and Tensaw Rivers. Length: 507 km (315 miles)

Alabama

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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Notes

One of the Confederate states during the Civil War .

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Other Words From

Al·a·bam·i·an [al-, uh, -, bam, -ee-, uh, n], Al·a·bam·an adjective noun

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Example Sentences

Democrats maintain, however, that the cases in Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama have the potential to undermine section two of the VRA.

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However, Italy and the US states of Alabama and Florida have instituted bans.

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"It's humbling to represent the South, especially the state of Alabama, and I will never take that for granted."

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Stone, 63, was fatally injured when a van she was travelling in overturned in Alabama early on Saturday following a performance, according to media reports.

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By the time I was a teenager, we lived in an old house in midtown Mobile, Alabama.

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