Altoona

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UK/ælˈt(j)uː.nə/US/ælˈtu.nə/

proper noun

A town mostly in Etowah County, Alabama.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town mostly in Etowah County, Alabama.
    2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake County, Florida.
    3. A city in Polk County, Iowa.
    4. A small city in Wilson County, Kansas.
    5. A city in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
      1 more example

      Making nice on a cooking program or game show is the macropopulist equivalent of knocking down pins in a bowling alley in Altoona, Pa., or belting down Crown Royal whiskey in a bar in Crown Point, Ind., only better: the setting, be it Rachael Ray’s kitchen or Howie Mandel ’s array of suitcases on “Deal or No Deal,” is as familiar as home to millions of viewers.

      2008 April 22, Alessandra Stanley, “Politicians as Comics: A Sideshow on Pop TV”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2021
    6. A census-designated place in Wahkiakum County, Washington.
    7. A city in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Altoona,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Altoona.

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