Allentown

[ al-uh n-toun ]

/ ˈæl ənˌtaʊn /

noun

a city in E Pennsylvania.

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Following their arrest, Craig and Shawn appeared in U.S. district court in Allentown.
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At day-break we reached Allentown, where we changed both carriage and horses, and passed the Cedar Creek, which was much swollen.
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Nothing had been heard of them in Allentown, so that their business in that city was not injured.
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We encouraged him to go, and to report to us at Allentown the next morning.
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It's a lively little burg, Allentown, even if I didn't know it was on the map before.
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He also gave us the names of two men, one of whom resided in Allentown.
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British Dictionary definitions for allentown

Allentown

/ (ˈælənˌtaʊn) /

noun

a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Lehigh River. Pop: 105 958 (2003 est)

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