Etymology

Pittsburgh

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Today it means: A city, the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Full definition →

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The story

From Pitt + -s- + -burgh (“fortified place”), named after William Pitt the Elder.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.