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Al

UK/æl/ US/ɑːl/ common us

noun

2.

a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Origin

Borrowed from Dutch Al, a short form of the personal name Adelhard.

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