Allegheny Mountains

Al·le·ghe·ny Mountains

(ăl′ĭ-gā′nē) also Al·le·ghe·nies (-nēz)

A range of the Appalachian Mountains extending about 800 km (500 mi) from northern Pennsylvania to southwest Virginia and rising to approximately 1,480 m (4,860 ft) in northeast West Virginia. The range sits on the eastern edge of the Allegheny Plateau, an upland area comprising the northern section of the Appalachian Plateau and including the Catskill and Pocono mountains.

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Allegheny Mountains

(ˌælɪˈɡeɪnɪ) or

Alleghenies

pl n

(Placename) 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)

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Al′leghe′ny Moun′tains

n.pl.

a mountain range in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia: a part of the Appalachian Mountains. Also called Al`le•ghe′nies.

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Allegheny Mountains - the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia

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Keystone State, Pennsylvania, PA - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

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