alabama

«alabama» in Mova's school dictionary: A state in the south-east of the United States; its… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

proper noun (Alabama)

meaning for a pupil

1) A state in the south-east of the United States; its capital is Montgomery. tree →

2) A river in that state. tree →

sense in the lessons

Met in geography and US history lessons, especially about the civil rights movement: the Montgomery bus boycott and Rosa Parks happened in Alabama. Phrases: in Alabama, from Alabama, the state of Alabama.

examples

• Alabama is in the south of the United States. tree →
• Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Alabama. tree →
• My cousin lives in Alabama. tree →
• Alabama has warm, wet summers. tree →
• Rockets have been built in Alabama. tree →
• The Alabama River flows into the Gulf of Mexico. tree →

note

A name: always written with a capital A. Pronounced al-a-BAM-a. People from there are Alabamians. Usually short form AL.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «alabama» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.