Monongahela

[ muh-nong-guh-hee-luh, ‐-hey-luh ]

noun

1. a river flowing from northern West Virginia through southwestern Pennsylvania into the Ohio River. 128 miles (205 km) long.

Monongahela

/ məˌnɒŋɡəˈhiːlə /

noun

1. a river in the northeastern US, flowing generally north to the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, forming the Ohio River. Length: 206 km (128 miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Monongahela¹

First recorded in 1750–60; from Unami (an Eastern Algonquian language): “falling banks” (referring to the instability of the banks of the river)

Example Sentences

Washington attacked a French encampment at the confluence of the Alleghany and Monongahela.

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Before my eyes rises the Monongahela river, carrying barges filled with armed men.

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Associated with the muddy Missouri he labors under the delusion that all rivers are muddy—even the Monongahela.

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For the third time "Al-f-u-r-d" ducked—or rather, was ducked, swallowing another quart or two of Monongahela.

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Brownsville was at the head of navigation on the Monongahela River in the palmy days of the old "pike."

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