Associations to the word «Alamo»
Noun
Wiktionary
ALAMO, noun. A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; the cottonwood.
ALAMO, proper noun. A fort in San Antonio, Texas, USA, site of the Battle of the Alamo.
Dictionary definition
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.
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