alabama
/ˌæl.əˈbæm.ə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.26 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham.
name
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.
name
A Muskogean language, spoken by the Alabama people.
name
Ellipsis of University of Alabama.
Example Sentences
- "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.”"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: Alibamou, Alibamo, albaamo
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæl.əˈbæm.ə/
- British English: /ˌæl.əˈbæm.ə/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Alabamas (plural)
Alabammer (alternative, pronunciation spelling)