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."
a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama
"the Alabamas were members of the Creek Confederacy"
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."
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."
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."
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.