Alabamans
Heart of Dixie folk
Alabamans are people from Alabama, a state in the southeastern United States.
The term appears interchangeably with Alabamians, though Alabamian is slightly more common in formal contexts: Alabamans have strong opinions about college football.
Both forms are standard.
Warm-region inhabitants
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- nativesOriginal local population
- localsArea's permanent inhabitants
- citizensMembers of a nation
Dixie · Black Belt · Appalachian · Gulf Coast · rural · urban · transplants · generations
Detroit baseball franchise
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- sweet teaChilled, sugared leaf infusion
- churchPlace of Christian worship
Baptist · country music · blues · NASCAR · hunting · fishing · storytelling · front porch
1960s voting rights demonstration
- Rosa ParksCivil rights icon
- MLKCivil rights initials
- Montgomery Bus BoycottYearlong Alabama transit refusal
- Freedom RidersBus-borne civil rights activists
Confederacy · Reconstruction · sharecroppers · civil war · segregation · integration · voting rights
Alabama's seat of government
- BirminghamMajor city, two continents
- MobileSouthern Alabama seaport
- HuntsvilleAlabama city, aerospace hub
- TuscaloosaWest Alabama city
Auburn · Selma · Talladega · Decatur · Florence · Gadsden · Tennessee Valley · Piedmont
Regional reputation for friendliness
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- neighborlyFriendly toward those nearby
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
- generousWilling to give freely
gracious · warm · polite · homestyle · comfort food · front porch · Sunday dinner · church potluck
Unhurried, elongated speech pattern
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- y'allInformal plural you
- fixin' toPreparing to act
- dialectRegional language variety
regionalism · vernacular · expressions · idioms · colloquialisms · slang · pronunciation · inflection
southerners
Warm-region inhabitants
citizens · Dixie · Black Belt · Appalachian · Gulf Coast · rural · urban · transplants · generations · heritage
Tigers
Detroit baseball franchise
- tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- sweet teaChilled, sugared leaf infusion
church · Baptist · country music · blues · NASCAR · hunting · fishing · storytelling · front porch · family reunions
Selma march
1960s voting rights demonstration
- Rosa ParksCivil rights icon
- MLKCivil rights initials
- Montgomery Bus BoycottYearlong Alabama transit refusal
Freedom Riders · Confederacy · Reconstruction · sharecroppers · civil war · segregation · integration · voting rights
Montgomery
Alabama's seat of government
- BirminghamMajor city, two continents
- MobileSouthern Alabama seaport
- HuntsvilleAlabama city, aerospace hub
Tuscaloosa · Auburn · Selma · Talladega · Decatur · Florence · Gadsden · Tennessee Valley · Piedmont · coastal
southern charm
Regional reputation for friendliness
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- neighborlyFriendly toward those nearby
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
generous · gracious · warm · polite · homestyle · comfort food · front porch · Sunday dinner · church potluck · visiting
drawl
Unhurried, elongated speech pattern
dialect · regionalism · vernacular · expressions · idioms · colloquialisms · slang · pronunciation · inflection · cadence
AlabamansNew Yorkers
Residents of America's largest city
Californians · San Franciscans · Bostonians · Vermonters · Seattleites
- Sweet Home Alabama1974 Southern rock anthem
- Alabama footballDominant southern college program
- Alabama slammerFruity layered cocktail