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, United States, 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. Alternative spelling of Álamo (“A city in Veracruz, Mexico”)
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.
6. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

Translations

fort in San Antonio, Texas

• French: Alamo (fr) m
• Portuguese: Álamo m
• Spanish: Álamo (es) m

See also

• Battle of the Alamo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia