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I'm a 10th-generation Texan. My ancestor - Andrew Kent - fought at the Alamo.
Jessica Collins

Meaning of "Alamo" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALAMO

Alamo  [ˈæləˌməʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALAMO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alamo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALAMO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Alamo

Battle of the Alamo

The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar. All of the Texian defenders were killed. Santa Anna's cruelty during the battle inspired many Texians—both Texas settlers and adventurers from the United States—to join the Texian Army. Buoyed by a desire for revenge, the Texians defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, on April 21, 1836, ending the revolution. Several months previously, Texians had driven all Mexican troops out of Mexican Texas. About 100 Texians were then garrisoned at the Alamo. The Texian force grew slightly with the arrival of reinforcements led by eventual Alamo co-commanders James Bowie and William B. Travis. On February 23, approximately 1,500 Mexicans marched into San Antonio de Béxar as the first step in a campaign to retake Texas. For the next 10 days the two armies engaged in several skirmishes with minimal casualties.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALAMO


altissimo
ælˈtɪsɪˌməʊ
bravissimo
brɑːˈvɪsɪˌməʊ
centesimo
sɛnˈtɛsɪˌməʊ
duodecimo
ˌdjuːəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ
dynamo
ˈdaɪnəˌməʊ
Eskimo
ˈɛskɪˌməʊ
Esquimau
ˈɛskɪˌməʊ
fortissimo
fɔːˈtɪsɪˌməʊ
generalissimo
ˌdʒɛnərəˈlɪsɪˌməʊ
Geronimo
dʒəˈrɒnɪˌməʊ
lentissimo
lɛnˈtɪsɪˌməʊ
milesimo
miːˈleɪsɪˌməʊ
paramo
ˈpærəˌməʊ
pianissimo
pɪəˈnɪsɪˌməʊ
prestissimo
prɛˈstɪsɪˌməʊ
sentimo
ˈsentəˌməʊ
sextodecimo
ˌsɛkstəʊˈdɛsɪˌməʊ
slo-mo
ˈsləʊˌməʊ
slow-mo
ˈsləʊˌməʊ
ultimo
ˈʌltɪˌməʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALAMO

Aladdin
Aladdin´s cave
alae
Alagez
Alagna
Alagoas
Alai
Alain-Fournier
alalagmos
alalia
alameda
Alamein
alamode
alamort
Alan
Alanbrooke
aland
alang
Alania

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALAMO

ammo
bayamo
Bergamo
camo
Como
demo
emo
homo
Imo
kamokamo
memo
mo
Palermo
Petsamo
primo
promo
screamo
Shamo
the Alamo
tomo

Synonyms and antonyms of Alamo in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Alamo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALAMO

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Translator English - Chinese

阿拉莫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Alamo
570 millions of speakers

English

Alamo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलामो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ألامو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Alamo
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Alamo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Alamo,
260 millions of speakers

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Alamo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alamo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Alamo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アラモ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알라모
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alamo
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Alamo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலாமா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलामो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alamo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Alamo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Alamo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Alamo
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Alamo
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Alamo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Alamo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Alamo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Alamo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Alamo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALAMO»

The term «Alamo» is very widely used and occupies the 20.996 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALAMO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Alamo

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3 QUOTES WITH «ALAMO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Alamo.
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Jessica Collins
I'm a 10th-generation Texan. My ancestor - Andrew Kent - fought at the Alamo.
2
Phil Collins
There were 'big stars' at the Alamo! Bowie, Crockett! It is a huge political event because it, and the events at Goliad and San Jacinto, changed the look of a map of America. America would be a very different place if Texas had remained Mexican.
3
Eliot Spitzer
The irony is that it was tougher to rent a car from Cerberus when it owned Alamo than to buy a semi-automatic. To rent a car, one had to provide ID, a drivers' license, and get insurance coverage. To buy a gun? Cash and carry, from the back of a station wagon at a gun show. No concerns about downstream liability or risk.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALAMO»

Discover the use of Alamo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Alamo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Alamo Story: And Battleground Tour
Are you going to the Alamo? Read this book first, then take it with you to see and remember it all. Most visitors just see the Alamo compound, where it ended, but the 1836 siege and battle took place all over the city.
Dean Kirkpatrick, 2011
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Three Roads to the Alamo
Three Roads to the Alamo is the definitive book about the lives of David Crockett, James Bowie and William Barret Travis—the legendary frontiersmen and fighters who met their destiny at the Alamo in one of the most famous and tragic ...
William C. Davis, 2009
3
The Alamo 1836: Santa Anna's Texas Campaign
Mexicanske hær. Texanske hær. Republikken Texas.
Stephen L. Hardin, 2001
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Alamo: Victory Or Death on the Texas Frontier
"Examines the Texas rebels' last stand at the Alamo, including the siege before the battle, the people who defended the fort, and their inspirational fight for independence from Mexico"--Provided by publisher.
Karen Clemens Warrick, 2008
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Alamo
Presents information on the history of the Alamo, including the famous battle of 1836 that took place there, some of the men involved in that battle, and its significance in the struggle for Texas's independence from Mexico.
Tamara L. Britton, 2010
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Alamo Wars
When a Texas school puts on an original play about the Alamo, the students and teachers confront modern conflicts about history, identity, and the meaning of courage.
Ray Villareal, 2008
7
The Alamo Reader: A Study in History
If everyone was killed inside the Alamo, how do we know what happened? This surprisingly simple question was the genesis for Todd Hansen's compendium of source material on the subject, "The Alamo Reader".
Todd Hansen, 2003
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Exodus from the Alamo: The Anatomy of the Last Stand Myth
Tucker examines the prelude to the conflict, reveals that many of the Alamo's defenders staged breakouts from the fort, and provides a realistic interpretation of one of the seminal events in North American history.
Phillip Thomas Tucker, 2011
9
Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett's Last Stand and Other ...
Along the way, the cast of characters expands to include: a prominent historian who tried to walk away from his first book; an unlikely teenaged "speechwriter" for General Sam Houston; three eyewitnesses to the death of Davy Crockett at the ...
James E. Crisp, 2004
10
Alamo Heights: A Novel
A socialite and a novelist join forces in San Antonio, Texas, to prevent the destruction of the mission which was the site of the Battle of Alamo.
Scott Zesch, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALAMO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Alamo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Alamo named first World Heritage Site in Texas after nine-year …
A United Nations agency on Sunday named the Alamo and the four Spanish colonial Catholic missions in San Antonio a World Heritage Site, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
New world wonders unveiled
The listing of the five Spanish Roman Catholic sites built in and around what is now the city of San Antonio, including the Alamo fort, where in ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Rick Perry: Hispanics, "From the Alamo to Afghanistan, Have Been …
Listen, Hispanics in America and Hispanics in Texas, from the Alamo to Afghanistan, have been extraordinary people, citizens of our country ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»
4
Concession to Seoul paved way for Meiji sites to join World Heritage …
... listings, to 19 — four natural and 15 cultural sites. The famed Alamo mission in San Antonia, Texas, was also added to the cultural site list. «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
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United Nations to Decide Alamo Designation
After nine years of trying, boosters of the San Antonio Missions — including the Alamo — will find out early Sunday morning if the historic Texas ... «Texas Tribune, Jul 15»
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Bad soil stalls Chandler's Alamo Drafthouse project
Chandler's downtown entertainment district is being put on hold because the soil the project is being built on may cause damage to the ... «Phoenix Business Journal, Jul 15»
7
Remember the Alamo… and its overlooked history of racism
To some, the Alamo, the San Antonio fort where Texans died while fighting off the Mexican army, is a symbol of liberty and Texas pride. «Fusion, Jul 15»
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Alamo Franchisee Honored as First Socially Responsible Car …
ST. LOUIS, July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise Holdings announced today that its Alamo franchise in Mexico has been recognized as a Socially ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
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No second best for the Alamo
The lack of bidders to manage the Alamo is understandable for now. Until a master plan is in place, the task will not be fully defined. «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
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SAVING HISTORY Don't remember the Alamo? Texas has a plan
It may be the most famous spot in Texas: Mission San Antonio de Valero, better known simply as The Alamo. The site where a rag-tag group of ... «Bayoubuzz, Jun 15»

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