How do you pronounce Allegany?
What does Allegheny mean?
• ALLEGHENY (noun) Meaning: 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. Classified under: Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
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