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alamo
1[al-uh-moh, ah-luh-]
noun
plural
alamosa poplar.
Alamo
2[al-uh-moh]
noun
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
/ ˈæəˌəʊ /
noun
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
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of alamo1
Example Sentences
It’s why Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called in the National Guard before planned protests in San Antonio, one of the cradles of Latino political power in the United States and the home of the Alamo.
Nudleman agrees and says he’s fortunate that his Alamo Drafthouse season pass can guarantee him a wide variety of film programming.
Rodriguez began his career singing at Alamo Village, a former set for a John Wayne film revamped into a Texas tourist destination.
At the Alamo Village, he was discovered by country singer Tom T. Hall, who hired the 20-year-old to play guitar in his band.
We’d spend our nights off catching double features at the New Beverly, taking in moody indies at the Vista or planning our weekends around midnight screenings at the Alamo Drafthouse.
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