Pittsburgh

[ pits-burg ]

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noun

a port in SW Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers that forms the Ohio River: steel industry.

Pittsburgh

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noun

a port in SW Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, which form the Ohio River: settled around Fort Pitt in 1758; developed rapidly with the discovery of iron deposits and one of the world's richest coalfields; the largest river port in the US and an important industrial centre, formerly with large steel mills. Pop: 325 337 (2003 est)

Pittsburgh

City in southern Pennsylvania .

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Notes

Leading industrial center, long known for its steel mills and more recently for high-tech (see also high-tech ) industries.

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The Dodgers entered Saturday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on a three-game losing streak with hits and runs increasingly difficult to muster.

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Will Levis has failed to establish himself as Tennessee's starting quarterback and last season's back-up Mason Rudolph rejoined Pittsburgh in free agency, so the Titans are expected to go for a QB.

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Where I’m from, everybody who is Black in our city has a reference point to the Allegheny County Jail, which is in the middle of Pittsburgh.

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Here, he plays Dr. Michael “Robby” Rabinovich, the emotionally troubled but strong-willed chief attendant in the emergency room at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital.

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After the Cubs series, they play 20 games against the sorry likes of Colorado, Texas, the Cubs again, Pittsburgh, Miami, Atlanta and Miami again.

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