Alamo

See also: alamo, álamo, and Álamo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish álamo (“cottonwood tree”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæləˌmoʊ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæləˌməʊ/

Proper noun

Alamo

  1. A fort in San Antonio, Texas, USA, site of the Battle of the Alamo.
    • 2008, BBC Sport - Barnsley 1-0 Chelsea
      The Barnsley penalty area resembled the Alamo in the final 15 minutes, but somehow the home side held firm to book their passage into the last four.
  2. A city in Georgia, USA, and the county seat of Wheeler County.
  3. A town in Tennessee, USA, and the county seat of Crockett County.

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