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Alabama.

An indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama.

7 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌæl.əˈbæm.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌæl.əˈbæm.ə/Canada, US[ˌæl.əˈbɛəm.ə]Canada, US/ˌæl.əˈbæm.ə/Australia
  1. An indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A member of these people.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Probably from French Alibamou or Alibamon, from Spanish Alibamo, from Alabama albaamo, the name for a member of a people native to the area.

name/ˌæl.əˈbæm.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌæl.əˈbæm.ə/Canada, US[ˌæl.əˈbɛəm.ə]Canada, US/ˌæl.əˈbæm.ə/Australia
  1. A state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham.

  2. 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.

  3. A Muskogean language, spoken by the Alabama people.

  4. A town in New York; named for the state.

  5. Ellipsis of University of Alabama.

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Where this word comes from

Probably from French Alibamou or Alibamon, from Spanish Alibamo, from Alabama albaamo, the name for a member of a people native to the area.

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