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Allegheny Mountains
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Al·le·ghe·ny Mountains  (l-gn) also Al·le·ghe·nies (-nz)
A mountain range comprising the western part of the Appalachian Mountains. The range extends about 805 km (500 mi) from northern Pennsylvania to southwest Virginia and rises to approximately 1,483 m (4,862 ft) in northeast West Virginia. The eastern Alleghenies, also called the Allegheny Front, form a steep escarpment and are more rugged than the western portion, known as the Allegheny Plateau, which extends into Ohio and Kentucky.

Allegheny Mountains [ˌælɪˈgeɪnɪ], Alleghenies
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(Placename) a mountain range in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia: part of the Appalachian system; rising from 600 m (2000 ft.) to over 1440 m (4800 ft.)
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Noun1.Allegheny Mountains - the western part of the Appalachian MountainsAllegheny Mountains - the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia
Keystone State, Pennsylvania, PA - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia - a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
Mountain State, West Virginia, WV - a state in east central United States
Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians - a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States


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