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pittsburgh

/ˈpɪtsbɝɡ/

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What does pittsburgh mean?

proper noun

  1. A city, the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Code named Able, Baker, and Pittsburgh, these heavily-built wooden bunkers were reinforced with concrete, and covered with earth.
National Atomic Museum (U.S.)Trinity SiteProject Gutenberg ebook #277
Not very long after this, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I saw some of this same red mud.
Ralph Albert ParletteThe University of Hard KnocksProject Gutenberg ebook #455
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There was a Pittsburgh girl who had the advantage of prior association and, unfortunately, the young student's pledge of eternal devotion.
Robert S. (Robert Sproul) CarrollOur Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of NervousnessProject Gutenberg ebook #5994
The only time she spoke was to ask McLean if he were sure the special would be ready on the Pittsburgh road.
Gene Stratton-PorterFrecklesProject Gutenberg ebook #111
I wanted to be a real boss puddler, and so, when I was eighteen I went to Pittsburgh and got a furnace.
James J. (James John) DavisThe Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of ItProject Gutenberg ebook #1297