Allegheny
noun
a river flowing NW from Pennsylvania into SW New York and then S through W Pennsylvania, joining the Monongahela at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River. 325 miles (525 km) long.
Alleghanian
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a word derived from
Allegheny.
Example Sentences
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The eroded remains of the collisional mountains formed on Pangea are still in existence today as the Appalachian, Alleghanian, Scandinavian, Marathon, and Ouachita Mountain ranges.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Stress from the Alleghanian orogeny reactivated faulting, produced uplifts, and deformation/folding as far west as the Pennsylvanian-aged Ancestral Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Alleghanian faunal area: is that part of the transition zone comprising the greater part of New England, s. e.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
The Cherokees and Creeks are said to be the remnants or descendants of the Alleghanian Race, the supposed builders of those great monuments of which we still find traces in the Mississippi Valley.
From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
We were running our lightning express on the `Great Alleghanian.'
From The Brick Moon and Other Stories by Edward Everett Hale
