Al·a·bam·a 1 (?l??-b?m??)n. pl. Alabama or Al·a·bam·as 1. A member of a tribe of the Creek confederacy formerly inhabiting southern Alabama and now located in eastern Texas.2. The Muskogean language of the Alabama.[Alabama Alba·mo, Alabama person.]Al·a·bam·a 2 (?l??-b?m??) Abbr. AL or Ala. 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.Al?a·ba?mi·an (-b??m?-?n), Al?a·bam?an adj. & n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Alabama (?æl??bæm?) n1. (Placename) a state of the southeastern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: consists of coastal and W lowlands crossed by the Tombigbee, Black Warrior, and Alabama Rivers, with parts of the Tennessee Valley and Cumberland Plateau in the north; noted for producing cotton and white marble. Capital: Montgomery. Pop: 4 500 752 (2003 est). Area: 131 333 sq km (50 708 sq miles). Abbreviation: Ala or AL (with zip code)2. (Placename) a river in Alabama, flowing southwest to the Mobile and Tensaw Rivers. Length: 507 km (315 miles)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Al?a?bam?a (?æl ??bæm ?) n. 1. a state in the SE United States. 4,447,100; 51,609 sq. mi. (133,670 sq. km). Cap.: Montgomery. Abbr.: AL, Ala. 2. a river flowing SW from central Alabama to the Mobile River. 315 mi. (505 km) long. Al`a?bam?i?an, Al`a?bam?an, adj., n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.