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Allegheny

[ al-i-gey-nee ]

noun

  1. a river flowing NW from Pennsylvania into SW New York and then S through W Pennsylvania, joining the Monongahela at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River. 325 miles (525 km) long.


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  • trans-Al·le·gheni·an adjective
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Example Sentences

Allegheny has since begun offering more flexible options, including shorter or weekend shifts.

From Time

As many as 70 nurses who joined the program are now working in the Allegheny system.

From Time

She also won handily in Allegheny, home to Pittsburgh, and in Lackawanna and Dauphin, whose respective hubs are Scranton and Harrisburg.

From Fortune

Her new book, Allegheny County, The Story of America's Crumbling Infrastructure will be published by FSG in 2013.

The Allegheny Mountains border Virginia along the west and numerous high, narrow ridges are found here.

Now he is thirsting for revenge, and probably seeking a victim nearer home, in Allegheny.

While the ships were building, cannon and stores were brought from Pittsburgh by way of the Allegheny River and its branches.

Pressing forward all night, they reached the Allegheny early in the morning, and found it only partly frozen.

Emigrants from the western parts of the State floated down the Allegheny or Monongahela to the main stream.

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