alamo

[ al-uh-moh, ah-luh- ]
/ ˈæl əˌmoʊ, ˈɑ lə- /

noun, plural al·a·mos. Southwestern U.S.

a poplar.

Origin of alamo

First recorded in 1830–40, alamo is from the Spanish word álamo poplar, ultimately < a pre-Roman language of Iberia

Words nearby alamo

alamanni, alamannic, alameda, alamein, alamiqui, alamo, alamode, alamogordo, alamán, alan, alanbrooke

Definition for alamo (2 of 2)

Alamo
[ al-uh-moh ]
/ ˈæl əˌmoʊ /

noun

a Franciscan mission in San Antonio, Texas, besieged by Mexicans on February 23, 1836, during the Texan war for independence and taken on March 6, 1836, with its entire garrison killed.

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British Dictionary definitions for alamo

Alamo
/ (ˈæləˌməʊ) /

noun

the Alamo a mission in San Antonio, Texas, the site of a siege and massacre in 1836 by Mexican forces under Santa Anna of a handful of American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico

Cultural definitions for alamo

Alamo
[ (al-uh-moh) ]

A fort, once a chapel, in San Antonio, Texas, where a group of Americans made a heroic stand against a much larger Mexican force in 1836, during the war for Texan independence from Mexico. The Mexicans, under General Santa Anna, besieged the Alamo and eventually killed all of the defenders, including Davy Crockett.

notes for Alamo

Rallying under the cry “ Remember the Alamo!”, Texans later forced the Mexicans to recognize the independent republic of Texas.