Allegheny Mountains Definition & Meaning

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Allegheny Mountains American

plural noun

1. a mountain range in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia: a part of the Appalachian Mountains.

Allegheny Mountains British / ˌælɪˈɡeɪnɪ /

plural noun

1. a mountain range in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia: part of the Appalachian system; rising from 600 m (2000 ft) to over 1440 m (4800 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Allegheny Mountains Cultural

1. Western part of the Appalachian Mountains, extending from northern Pennsylvania southwest to southwestern Virginia.

Example Sentences

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In the Allegheny Mountains it was essential to be able to feed your family, especially during the winters.

From Literature

Out of the freezer, I’ll pull a roast — the last of a Red Devon steer raised on the wild grass of a friend’s farm, nearby in the Allegheny Mountains.

From Salon

The Allegheny Mountains could get more than six inches of snow, which could make travel difficult, forecasters said.

From New York Times

Walski captured his original 25 birds from the Allegheny Mountains on the New York-Pennsylvania border, releasing them along the fertile Connecticut River Valley, on the border with Vermont.

From National Geographic

While weather stations are fewer as one gets away from city centers, the Allegheny Mountains saw the largest snowfall deficits in the eastern United States.

From Washington Post

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