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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)

"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

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Close behind were Allentown, Penn., and Rochester, N.Y., where listing prices per square foot rose 9% and 8.2%, respectively.

From Barron's Apr. 25, 2026

The sales decline was largely due to the recent transition out of its Allentown, Penn. distribution center.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

The rapper Fat Joe reminded the Allentown crowd about the joke.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 4, 2024

“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

We took the two horses that Mary and I rode to Dolinsburg and made our way through in several days to Allentown.

From Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles by McElroy, John

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