Allegheny

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Allegheny
    n 1: a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New
         York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join
         the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning
         of the Ohio River [syn: {Allegheny}, {Allegheny River}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Allegheny \Al"le*ghe`ny\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to the Allegheny Mountains, or the region
      where they are situated. Also
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Appalachian \Ap`pa*la"chi*an\, a.
   Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United
   States, commonly called the {Allegheny} mountains.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the
         Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the
         neighboring Indians. --Am. Cyc.
         [1913 Webster]
from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Allegheny, PA
  Zip code(s): 15212
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Allegheny -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
   Population (2000):    1281666
   Housing Units (2000): 583646
   Land area (2000):     730.169813 sq. miles (1891.131054 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    14.537638 sq. miles (37.652307 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    744.707451 sq. miles (1928.783361 sq. km)
   Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
   Location:             40.440569 N, 79.959705 W
   Headwords:
    Allegheny
    Allegheny, PA
    Allegheny County
    Allegheny County, PA
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