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Meaning of ALAMO

Pronunciation:  'alu`mow

 
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 Definition: 
[n]  the mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
 

ALAMO is a 5 letter word that starts with A.

 

 See Also: beleaguering, besieging, butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre, military blockade, San Antonio, siege, slaughter

 

 

 

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