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Noun: Pittsburgh  'pits,burg
  1. A city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh

Type of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Keystone State, PA, Pa., Pennsylvania

Encyclopedia: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania