Alamo
/ˈæləˌmoʊ/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).
Proper Noun
- 1 A fort in San Antonio, Texas, United States, site of the Battle of the Alamo.
"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 Alternative spelling of Álamo (“A city in Veracruz, Mexico”). alt-of, alternative
- 3 A city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Georgia, United States.
- 4 A town, the county seat of Crockett County, Tennessee, United States.
- 5 A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
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- 6 A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Spanish álamo. Doublet of elm.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish álamo (“cottonwood tree”).