Shenandoah

American  

[shen-uhn-doh-uh] / ˌʃɛn ənˈdoʊ ə /

noun

1. a river flowing NE from N Virginia to the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. About 200 miles (322 km) long.

2. a valley in N Virginia, between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains: Civil War campaigns 1862–64.

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Example Sentences

Wolfe is from the lower Shenandoah Valley, in Martinsburg, W.Va.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Wolfe family lives in the lower Shenandoah Valley, in the small town of Inwood, W.Va., where Andrew graduated from Musselman High School and played varsity baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, 75 miles southwest of D.C.

From Washington Post

Northern lights over Virginia's Shenandoah Valley last night.

From Washington Post

Wildlife officials said they were particularly concerned that this disease appeared to persist for weeks, reaching birds across 13 counties or cities — as far away as Shenandoah County in Virginia — yet with the first reports coming from urban areas.

From Washington Post