5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 [gcide]: 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Allegheny n : 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 River}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Allegheny, PA Zip code(s): 15212 From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]: 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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