Alabaman

Deep South native

A person from Alabama, the southeastern U.S. state.

As an adjective, relating to Alabama or its people: the Alabaman coast, Alabaman hospitality.

Also spelled Alabamian, which some consider more formal.

geography

Birmingham

Major city, two continents

Tuscaloosa · Auburn · Selma · Black Belt · Talladega · Tennessee Valley · Gulf Coast

culture

grits

Boiled ground maize

catfish · biscuits · cornbread · fried chicken · soul food · hospitality · drawl · accent · porch · magnolia

identity

resident

One who inhabits

constituent · expatriate · transplant · local · hometown · lifelong · relocated · adopted

pride

Tigers

Detroit baseball franchise

Hank Aaron · Helen Keller

Categories
Opposites
u.s. state identity

AlabamanGeorgian

Of four kings' era

Mississippian · Floridian · Tennessean · Californian · New Yorker

regional/cultural contrast

AlabamanNew Yorker

Resident of a major metropolis

Californian · Bostonian · Vermonter · Seattleite · San Franciscan

FOREIGN vs. NATIVE

Alabamanforeigner

Non-native person

immigrant

Phrases
Family

Alabama, Alabamian, Alabamans, Alabamians

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G