American English pronunciation
How to pronounce selma
IPA transcription: ['sɛlmə]
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Noun
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a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters
Usage examples
- Five days later, "Selma" joined in the Union Navy's bombardment of Fort Morgan.
- Sand and gravel mining is widespread to the south and east of Musselman's Lake.
- Musselman Company of Biglerville, Pennsylvania, opened an apple processing plant at Inwood.
- Andy Selman, Nick Riley and Steve Walmsley.
- The lyrics were written by Craft's wife, Selma.
- Selma operates under a council-manager government.
- Selman teaches courses on artificial intelligence at Cornell University and advises postdoctoral fellows.
- The title was pitched by "Simpsons" writer Matt Selman.
- It is named after Selma, Alabama.
- Garrett sits at the confluence of the Buffalo Creek and the Casselman River.