Shenandoah

American  

[shen-uhn-doh-uh] / ˌʃɛn ənˈdoʊ ə /

noun

1. a river flowing NE from N Virginia to the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. About 200 miles (322 km) long.

2. a valley in N Virginia, between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains: Civil War campaigns 1862–64.

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Example Sentences

Wolfe is from the lower Shenandoah Valley, in Martinsburg, W.Va.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Wolfe family lives in the lower Shenandoah Valley, in the small town of Inwood, W.Va., where Andrew graduated from Musselman High School and played varsity baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was also involved in fighting scenes in the 1965 film Shenandoah, which was set during the US Civil War, a bar brawl in the 1974 Western comedy Blazing Saddles and impressive fire scenes in The Towering Inferno, which was released the same year.

From BBC

Francis worked for the parks system for 41 years, including stints at Yosemite and Shenandoah National Park, before retiring as superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times

Carter are starting their senior year of high school in Shenandoah County on Tuesday.

From BBC