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Alabama has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

"Residents traveled south to Alabama, which was once a key Confederate state during the American Civil War."

2

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

"the Alabamas were members of the Creek Confederacy"

3

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

"The Alabama River, formed where the Coosa and Tallapoosa meet near Montgomery, flows southwest to join the Mobile."

4

the Muskhogean language of the Alabama

"The linguist spent years studying ancient texts written in the Alabama, a Muskhogean language once spoken by the people of that region."

Proper Noun
1

A state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham.

"Alabama is a southern state in the United States where the capital is Montgomery and the largest city is Birmingham."

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
South Muskhogean

Origin

The name likely arrived in English via the French and Spanish words Alibamou and Alibamo. It originally referred to a member of an indigenous people who lived in that region before becoming the state's name.

Rhyming Words
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