Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Allegheny"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Allegheny \Al"le*ghe`ny\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the Allegheny Mountains, or the region
where they are situated. Also
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Appalachian \Ap`pa*la"chi*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United
States, commonly called the {Allegheny} mountains.
Note: The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the
Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the
neighboring Indians. --Am. Cyc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Allegheny
adj : of or relating to or located in the Allegheny Mountains
[syn: {Allegheny}]
n : a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New
York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to
join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the
beginning of the Ohio River [syn: {Allegheny}, {Allegheny
River}]
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