Webster's Online Dictionary
with Multilingual Thesaurus Translation

 
Earth's largest dictionary with more than 1226 modern languages and Eve!

Definition: Allentown

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

 Top

Date "Allentown" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1859. (references)

Common Expressions: Allentown

Expressions Definition
Allentown (Pittsburgh) Allentown is a neighborhood on Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's southside area. It has two zip codes of both 15203 and 15210, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 3 (Central South Neighborhoods). (references)
Allentown (song) Allentown is a famous Billy Joel song, which appeared on Joel's albums, The Nylon Curtain (1982) and Greatest Hits: Volume II (1985). The song depicts the resolve of the residents of Allentown, Pennsylvania amidst the rough and hardened life that characterizes this East Coast, industrial city. Allentown also references nearby Bethlehem, home of the then-declining (and now defunct) Bethlehem Steel Corporation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top

Extended Definition: Allentown

Allentown

Allentown is the name of some places in the United States of America:

  • Allentown, Georgia, a town in Wilkinson County
  • Allentown, New Jersey, a borough in Monmouth County
  • Allentown, New York, the name of more than one location in New York, including:
    • Allentown, a hamlet in the town of Alma, New York in Allegany County
    • Allentown, a hamlet in the town of Hadley, New York in Saratoga County
    • Allentown, Buffalo, New York, a neighborhood in Buffalo
  • Allentown, Pennsylvania, a city in Lehigh County
    • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan area, the area of which Allentown, Pennsylvania is part of
    • Allentown (song), penned by singer Billy Joel about Allentown, Pennsylvania
    • Allentown Jets, a now defunct minor league baseball team
  • Allentown (Pittsburgh), a neighborhood on the south side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Allentown, Washington, a neighborhood in Tukwila

See also

  • Allen
  • Allenstown, New Hampshire
  • Allenton

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Allentown". Image Credit.
 bookmark   email   print   tweet   facebook  



Topics by Level of Interest: Allentown

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Allentown 24     52 Allentown 6
Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport 15     Allentown 24
Allentown (song) 14     Allentown (Pittsburgh) 8
USS Allentown (PF-52) 12     Allentown (song) 14
Allentown Railroad 11     Allentown Ambassadors 5
Allentown High School 10     Allentown Art Festival 3
Allentown Symphony Orchestra 8     Allentown Art Museum 8
Allentown Art Museum 8     Allentown Band 8
Allentown (Pittsburgh) 8     Allentown Brooks 5
Allentown Band 8     Allentown Central Catholic High School 7
Allentown Central Catholic High School 7     Allentown High School 10
Allentown Jets 7     Allentown Jail 4
52 Allentown 6     Allentown Jets 7
Allentown School District 6     Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport 15
Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown 5     Allentown Railroad 11
Allentown Ambassadors 5     Allentown Rockets 2
List of mayors of Allentown 5     Allentown School District 6
Allentown Brooks 5     Allentown Symphony Orchestra 8
Allentown Jail 4     List of mayors of Allentown 5
Allentown Art Festival 3     Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown 5
Allentown Rockets 2     USS Allentown (PF-52) 12

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).