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bama

/ˈbæmə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
Ba-ma
IPA
/ˈbæmə/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for Alabama: a state of the United States.

Colloquial

name

Ellipsis of University of Alabama.

Colloquial

name

A Yao autonomous county in Hechi, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

noun

Alternative form of bamma (“an unstylish rural person; a hick”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Clipping of Alabama.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

'Bama (alternative) bamas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bamma Bama State Alabama State ASU

Synonyms

Alabama Tuscaloser

Homonyms

bamma

Questions

How do you pronounce bama?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæmə/.
What does bama mean?
Nickname for Alabama: a state of the United States.
Where does bama come from?
Clipping of Alabama.

How to pronounce bama

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