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Allentown

American  
[al-uhn-toun] / ˈæl ənˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a city in E Pennsylvania.


Allentown British  
/ ˈælənˌtaʊn /

noun

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

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“This was just like a gift from the gods,” Victor Martinez, a Spanish-language radio host in Allentown, Pennsylvania told Politico last week.

From Salon Nov. 4, 2024

Allentown, a town in the United States, Pennsylvania, on Lehigh River, 18 miles above its junction with the Delaware.

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