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Allegheny Mountains

American  

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia: a part of the Appalachian Mountains.


Allegheny Mountains British  
/ ˌælɪˈɡeɪnɪ /

plural noun

  1. a mountain range in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia: part of the Appalachian system; rising from 600 m (2000 ft) to over 1440 m (4800 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Allegheny Mountains Cultural  
  1. Western part of the Appalachian Mountains, extending from northern Pennsylvania southwest to southwestern Virginia.


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The Allegheny Mountains could get more than six inches of snow, which could make travel difficult, forecasters said.

From New York Times Dec. 17, 2023

Walski captured his original 25 birds from the Allegheny Mountains on the New York-Pennsylvania border, releasing them along the fertile Connecticut River Valley, on the border with Vermont.

From National Geographic Nov. 20, 2023

Out of the freezer, I’ll pull a roast — the last of a Red Devon steer raised on the wild grass of a friend’s farm, nearby in the Allegheny Mountains.

From Salon Nov. 24, 2022

The “Battle for the Victory Bell” is the longest college football rivalry west of the Allegheny Mountains, dating to 1888.

From Seattle Times Sep. 2, 2021

The sun was low and the great mound was casting a shadow that looked long enough to reach the Allegheny Mountains.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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