Pittsburgh

American  

[pits-burg] / ˈpɪts bɜrg /

noun

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

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Pittsburgh British  

/ 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)

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Pittsburgh Cultural  

1. 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.

Example Sentences

Raised in Pittsburgh, Greenberg graduated from Indiana University with a degree in marketing and advertising, and moved to New York the week the market crashed in 2008.

From Los Angeles Times

Every 15-hour shift spent with the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital’s staff affirms how human these caregivers are.

From Salon

Inside the ground, he had arranged for every single seat to have a Snoop and Swansea-branded towel inspired by those waved by supporters of his beloved American football team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

From BBC

The Pittsburgh second baseman, known as a defensive wizard, hit a walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series against the New York Yankees.

From Los Angeles Times

Before joining the Journal, Erich covered energy and the environment for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where his work won the Scripps Howard Award for Environmental Reporting.

From The Wall Street Journal