Definitions for alamoˈæl əˌmoʊ, ˈɑ lə-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
al•a•mo*ˈæl əˌmoʊ, ˈɑ lə-(n.)(pl.)-mos.
a poplar.
Category: Dialect
* Southwestern U.S..
Origin of alamo:
1830–40; < Sp álamo poplar, ult. < a pre-L language of Iberia
Al•a•moˈæl əˌmoʊ(n.)
a Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, taken by Mexicans in 1836 during the Texan war for independence.
Category: American History
Princeton's WordNet
Alamo(noun)
a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
Wiktionary
alamo(Noun)
A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; the cottonwood.
Alamo(ProperNoun)
An infamous fort in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Alamo(ProperNoun)
Something heavily guarded.
Origin: From álamo
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