Allegheny

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Allegheny

/ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ni/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Unami Alikehane, from alike (“to step; he steps”) and -hane (“river”). (Heckewelder alleged that the name was connected to a mythical Allegewi tribe, but this is probably spurious.) The name of the Ohio river, which the Lenape and Iroquois considered to be part of the same single river as the Allegheny, means the same thing in Seneca.

proper noun Alleghenies · Alleghany · Allegany

with definite article The Allegheny River in Pennsylvania.
Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania), a major mountain ridge in the northern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia – Virginia), a major mountain ridge in the southern part of the Allegheny Mountains.
attributive, dated The Allegheny Mountains.
attributive, dated Appalachia.
Any of several towns or counties in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.

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Closest in meaning: cumberland, ludlum, alleghenies, clarion, monongahela, allegheny city, allegheny county, pittsburgh, braddock, mahoning, forward, duquesne, ohio, lincoln, bellevue, springdale

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@misc{allegheny_2026,
  title = {Allegheny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allegheny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}