Alabama-like

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Alabama +‎ -like.

Adjective[edit]

Alabama-like (comparative more Alabama-like, superlative most Alabama-like)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of the U.S. state of Alabama.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Alabamalike is not found in Google Ngram Viewer.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen with words ending in -like when the first element is a proper name.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alabamalike,Alabama-like at Google Ngram Viewer
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
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