Alleghenies

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proper noun

The Allegheny Mountains in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The Allegheny Mountains in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.

    Squatterism is as old as our country. George Washington in 1784 was making entries in his diary about his experiences with squatters on lands he owned west of the Alleghenies.

    1979, W. W. Robinson, Land in California, page 111
proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Allegheny
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APA

Alleghenies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alleghenies

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“Alleghenies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alleghenies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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