Alamo

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.

See also

• Battle of the Alamo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia