alamo

¹

[ al-uh-moh, ah-luh- ]

noun

, Southwestern U.S.

, plural al·a·mos.

1. a poplar.

Alamo

²

[ al-uh-moh ]

noun

1. 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.

Alamo

/ ˈæləˌməʊ /

noun

1. 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

Alamo

1. 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of alamo¹

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

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