# Alabama

/ˌæɫəˈbæmə/ (US)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/alabama
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Senses

### 1. U.S. state

noun · CEFR B1

A state in the southeastern part of the United States.

For teachers: A state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordered by Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi.

- Montgomery is the capital city of Alabama.
- The civil rights movement saw pivotal moments in Alabama, including the Montgomery bus boycott and the marches from Selma to Montgomery.

### 2. river

noun · CEFR B2

A long river in the state of Alabama.

For teachers: A river in the U.S. state of Alabama formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, flowing into the Mobile River.

- We took a boat trip down the Alabama River last summer.
- The Alabama River served as a vital transportation artery for the region's agricultural economy during the nineteenth century.

### 3. people and language

noun · CEFR C1 · Technical

A group of Native American people or the language they speak.

For teachers: A Muskogean-speaking Native American people indigenous to the southeastern United States, or the language spoken by this group.

- The Alabama people originally lived in the central part of the state.
- Linguists study Alabama as part of the Muskogean language family, noting its relationship to Koasati and Choctaw.

## Examples

- My cousin lives in a small town in Alabama.
- The civil rights movement saw many historic events take place in Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s.
- The economic landscape of Alabama has shifted significantly over the last century, moving from a heavy reliance on agriculture to a more diverse industrial base including aerospace and automotive manufacturing.

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