1.
[syn: Allegheny, Allegheny River]
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
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]
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]
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