Pittsburgh

[ pits-burg ]

/ ˈpɪts bɜrg /

noun

a port in SW Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers that forms the Ohio River: steel industry.

Examples from the Web for pittsburgh

Buffalo ranked tenth in the nation, while Detroit and Pittsburgh ranked twelth and thirteenth, respectively.
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The indicted are not going to show up at the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh to surrender to federal marshals.
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To test out a doll he designed to have realistic human proportions, Nickolay Lamm went to a group of second-graders in Pittsburgh.
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At a rally in Pittsburgh a week before the election, Johnson laid out an ambitious, transformative vision for the United States.
How LBJ and Reagan Wrecked Our Faith in Government|Scott Porch|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1963, and raised in Lake Jackson, Texas.
Rand Paul’s Daddy Issues|Olivia Nuzzi|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Roughly speaking, one-quarter of the population of Pittsburgh is foreign-born.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People|Various
Upon his release, he returned to Pittsburgh, determined to kill Hopkins.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
He had never visited Pittsburgh and the author did not and does not know his name.
A Short History of Pittsburgh|Samuel Harden Church
Two years later he came to the Pittsburgh District, where, as a peddler in the country towns, he gradually regained his strength.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People|Various
This fact once grasped in its bearings and we get a foothold for estimating Pittsburgh.
Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part I: The People|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

/ (ˈpɪtsbɜːɡ) /

noun

a port in SW Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, which form the Ohio River: settled around Fort Pitt in 1758; developed rapidly with the discovery of iron deposits and one of the world's richest coalfields; the largest river port in the US and an important industrial centre, formerly with large steel mills. Pop: 325 337 (2003 est)

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Pittsburgh

City in southern Pennsylvania.

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Leading industrial center, long known for its steel mills and more recently for high-tech (see also high-tech) industries.

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