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Definition: Allegheny

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 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.[Wordnet].

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Date "Allegheny" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1800. (references)

Common Expressions: Allegheny

Expressions Definition
Allegheny Airlines Allegheny Airlines (IATA: AL, ICAO:ALO, and Callsign: Allegheny) was an airline based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the forerunner of today's US Airways. (references)
Allegheny Cemetery Allegheny Cemetery is one of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's largest, oldest, and most picturesque cemeteries. It is a nonsectarian, wooded hillside park memorializing more than 100,000 Pittsburghers. Located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood and bounded by Bloomfield, Garfield, and Stanton Heights, Allegheny Cemetery is sited on the north-facing slope of hills above the Allegheny River. Its design echoes the landscaped garden style of the Mount Auburn Cemetery near Boston, Massachusetts and is considered one of the most beautiful burial grounds in the United States. Opened in 1845, the Allegheny Cemetery is the sixth oldest rural cemetery in America and has expanded over the years to now encompass 300 acres (1.2 km²). (references)
Allegheny Center (Pittsburgh) Allegheny Center is a neighborhood in on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's north side. It's zip code is 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by both council members for District 6 (Downtown, northshore) and District 1 (Northside). (references)
Allegheny chinkapin Shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Allegheny County Airport Allegheny County Airport (IATA: AGC, ICAO: KAGC) is located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, four miles (6 km) southeast of the city of Pittsburgh. The airport is owned by the Allegheny County Airport Authority and serves as the primary FAA designated reliever airport for Pittsburgh International Airport. (references)
Allegheny Energy Allegheny Energyis a traditional public utility based in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. It services communities in Western Pennsylvania, Western Maryland, Northern West Virginia, Northwest Virginia, and Eastern Ohio. (references)
Allegheny Front The Allegheny Front is an escarpment, or abrupt change in elevation, extending from northern Pennsylvania into southeastern West Virginia. It is bordered on the east by a valley that begins the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians, and on the west it forms the bulwark of the Allegheny Mountains. The front has an elevational change of up to two thousand feet. (references)
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (or AMCC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the States of Maryland, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. (references)
Allegheny mountain spurge Low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Allegheny Mountains The western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Extended Definition: Allegheny

Allegheny

Allegheny (or its variants Allegany or Alleghany) is the name of several places, mainly in the eastern United States. The name derives from the Allegheny River of New York and Pennsylvania and originally comes from the Lenape (Delaware) Indian language. Its meaning is not definitively known, but has been translated as "fine river".

Geological features

  • Allegheny Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountain Range, mostly in West Virginia, but also extending into Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia
  • Allegheny Plateau, which terminates in the east at the Allegheny Mountains
  • Allegheny Front, the escarpment delineating the eastern edge of the Allegheny Plateau and Mountains, separating them from the lower Ridge and Valley Appalachians

Geographic features

  • Alleghany, California
  • Allegany County, Maryland
  • Allegany County, New York
  • Alleghany County, North Carolina
  • Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
  • Alleghany County, Virginia
  • Allegheny, Pennsylvania, a city annexed by the city of Pittsburgh in 1907
  • Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania

Public works

  • Allegheny Mountain Tunnel, a vehicular tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike
  • Allegheny Reservoir on the Allegheny River

Trails

Organizations

  • Allegheny College, in Meadville, Pennsylvania
  • Alleghany Corp., a railroad holding company
  • Allegheny Airlines, a forerunner of US Airways
  • Allegheny Foundation, a charitable organization focused on western Pennsylvania
  • Allegheny Technologies, a specialty metals company
  • Allegheny Energy, a public utility (including its subsidiary Allegheny Power)

See also

  • Allegany
  • 2-6-6-6, a locomotive of the "Allegheny class"

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Topics by Level of Interest: Allegheny

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Allegheny Plateau 68     Aleppo Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 24
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 66     Allegheny 33
List of State Routes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 57     Allegheny (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line station) 5
Allegheny Mountains 53     Allegheny (SEPTA Regional Rail station) 9
Baldwin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 45     Allegheny (SEPTA station) 2
Community College of Allegheny County 43     Allegheny (Titular See) 3
Allegheny National Forest 42     Allegheny Airlines 10
Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 38     Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 24
Port Authority of Allegheny County 36     Allegheny and Eastern Railroad 5
Allegheny College 36     Allegheny and South Side Railway 12
Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 33     Allegheny Arsenal 7
Allegheny 33     Allegheny Cemetery 9
Ben Avon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 30     Allegheny Center (Pittsburgh) 7
Allegheny Observatory 29     Allegheny College 36
List of crossings of the Allegheny River 27     Allegheny Conference 6
List of Registered Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 27     Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 66
Aleppo Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 24     Allegheny County Airport 8
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 24     Allegheny County Airport Authority 3
Allegheny Portage Railroad 24     Allegheny County Courthouse 14
Allegheny Islands State Park 22     Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail 14
Harrison Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 22     Allegheny County Library Association 12
Back Allegheny Mountain 21     Allegheny County Police Department 4
Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 21     Allegheny Energy 8
Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 21     Allegheny Foundation 3
Great Allegheny Passage 21     Allegheny Front 8
Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 21     Allegheny General Hospital 3
North Allegheny School District 20     Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland 5
Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 20     Allegheny Intermediate Unit 3
Allegheny woodrat 19     Allegheny Islands State Park 22
Allegheny Wildlife Management Area 19     Allegheny Islands Wilderness 8
USS Allegheny 18     Allegheny Land Trust 3
County of Allegheny v. ACLU 18     Allegheny Moon 2
Allegheny River 18     Allegheny mound ant 6
Liberty, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 18     Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia, Virginia) 3
Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 17     Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 7
Richland Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 16     Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander 5
South Allegheny Middle/Senior High School 16     Allegheny Mountain Radio 8
Whitehall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 16     Allegheny Mountain Tunnel 8
USS Allegheny (1847) 16     Allegheny Mountains 53
Forward Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 16     Allegheny National Forest 42
Pine Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 16     Allegheny Observatory 29
Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 16     Allegheny Plateau 68
Penn State Greater Allegheny 15     Allegheny Portage Railroad 24
Fawn Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15     Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm 4
Allegheny Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania 14     Allegheny River 18
Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail 14     Allegheny River Tunnel 3
Allegheny County Courthouse 14     Allegheny Riverfront Park 6
Allegheny Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania 14     Allegheny Rugby Union 3
Allegheny Technologies 14     Allegheny Technologies 14
Allegheny Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania 13     Allegheny Township 2
North Allegheny Senior High School 12     Allegheny Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania 12
Allegheny County Library Association 12     Allegheny Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania 14
Allegheny and South Side Railway 12     Allegheny Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania 13
Allegheny Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania 12     Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania 2
North Allegheny Intermediate High School 11     Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania 10
East Allegheny (Pittsburgh) 10     Allegheny Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania 14
Allegheny Airlines 10     Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 16
Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania 10     Allegheny Trail 4
Allegheny Uprising 9     Allegheny University of the Health Sciences 9
Allegheny Cemetery 9     Allegheny Uprising 9
Allegheny (SEPTA Regional Rail station) 9     Allegheny Valley Railroad 5
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences 9     Allegheny vine 7
Allegheny West 8     Allegheny West 8
Allegheny Energy 8     Allegheny West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6
Allegheny County Airport 8     Allegheny West (Pittsburgh) 6
Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad 8     Allegheny Wildlife Management Area 19
Allegheny Front 8     Allegheny woodrat 19
Allegheny Islands Wilderness 8     Back Allegheny Mountain 21
Allegheny Mountain Tunnel 8     Baldwin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 45
Allegheny Mountain Radio 8     Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 33
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 7     Ben Avon, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 30
Allegheny Arsenal 7     Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 38
Allegheny vine 7     Community College of Allegheny County 43
Allegheny Center (Pittsburgh) 7     County of Allegheny v. ACLU 18
West Allegheny School District 6     Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad 8
Allegheny West (Pittsburgh) 6     East Allegheny (Pittsburgh) 10
Allegheny West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6     Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 21
Allegheny Riverfront Park 6     Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 17
Allegheny Conference 6     Fawn Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad 6     Forward Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 16
Allegheny mound ant 6     Fourteen Mile Island, Allegheny River 3
Allegheny Valley Railroad 5     Glaciated Allegheny Plateau 4
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander 5     Great Allegheny Passage 21
Allegheny and Eastern Railroad 5     Harrison Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 22
Allegheny (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line station) 5     Liberty, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 18
Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland 5     List of crossings of the Allegheny River 27
Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad 4     List of Registered Historic Places in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 27
Glaciated Allegheny Plateau 4     List of State Routes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 57
Allegheny Trail 4     North Allegheny Intermediate High School 11
Allegheny County Police Department 4     North Allegheny School District 20
Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm 4     North Allegheny Senior High School 12
West Penn Allegheny Health System 4     North Allegheny Television 2
Fourteen Mile Island, Allegheny River 3     Penn State Greater Allegheny 15
Allegheny Intermediate Unit 3     Pine Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 16
St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 3     Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad 4
Allegheny Foundation 3     Port Authority of Allegheny County 36
Allegheny (Titular See) 3     Richland Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 16
Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia, Virginia) 3     Richmond and Allegheny Railroad 6
Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau 3     Robinson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 21
Allegheny Rugby Union 3     Ross Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 21
Allegheny County Airport Authority 3     Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 20
Allegheny River Tunnel 3     South Allegheny Middle/Senior High School 16
Allegheny General Hospital 3     South Allegheny School District 3
Allegheny Land Trust 3     St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 3
South Allegheny School District 3     Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau 3
Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania 2     USS Allegheny 18
Allegheny Moon 2     USS Allegheny (1847) 16
Allegheny (SEPTA station) 2     West Allegheny School District 6
North Allegheny Television 2     West Penn Allegheny Health System 4
Allegheny Township 2     Whitehall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 16

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