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Added 8 October 2026

alamo

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about alamo at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.

Origin

From Spanish álamo. Doublet of elm.

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