Pittsburgh

[pits-burg]

noun

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

Pittsburgh

/ ˈpɪtsbɜːɡ /

noun

1. 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)

Pittsburgh

1. City in southern Pennsylvania.

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

Example Sentences

Pittsburgh and Rodgers should come back to Earth, the Ravens optimist thinks/prays.

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The concept will expand to Pittsburgh later this month, and Manhattan next year.

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At one point, Silversmith, who is based in Washington, D.C., hoped the Pittsburgh airport would take it.

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In Pittsburgh, blacks were concentrated in the Hill District, where many were homeowners.

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With the first pick of the fifth round of the 2011 draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected a Hart High pitcher named Tyler Glasnow.

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