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Al·a·bam·a 
[al-uh-bam-uh] Pronunciation Key
[al-uh-bam-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a state in the SE United States. 3,890,061; 51,609 sq. mi. (133,670 sq. km). Capital: Montgomery. Abbreviation: AL (for use with zip code), Ala. |
| 2. | a river flowing SW from central Alabama to the Mobile River. 315 mi. (505 km) long. |
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| Al·a·bam·a 1
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n. pl. Alabama or Al·a·bam·as
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| Al·a·bam·a 2
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A state of the southeast United States. It was admitted as the 22nd state in 1819. Alabama was first explored by the Spanish, and the southern section was claimed by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803). Montgomery is the capital and Birmingham the largest city. Population: 4,600,000. Al'a·ba'mi·an (-bā'mē-ən), Al'a·bam'an adj. & n. |
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| alabama | |
noun | |
| 1. | a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states 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 |
| 4. | the Muskhogean language of the Alabama |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Alabama
Alabama
State in the southeastern United States bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Its capital is Montgomery, and its largest city is Birmingham.
Note: One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.
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Alabama, NY Zip code(s): 14003
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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