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Alabama

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Alabama

1
n
a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
2
n
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
3
n
a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama
4
n
the Muskhogean language of the Alabama
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Alabama
1

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

Synonyms:
AL, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie
Example of:
American state
one of the 50 states of the United States
Type of:
South
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
2

n 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

Synonyms:
Alabama River
Example of:
river
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
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n a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama

Type of:
Muskhogean, Muskogean
a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages
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n the Muskhogean language of the Alabama

Type of:
Muskhogean, Muskhogean language, Muskogean, Muskogean language
a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States
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