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Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

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A city in western Pennsylvania where two rivers meet to form the Ohio
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpɪtsbɜrɡ/
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  • The University of Pittsburgh is renowned for its research programs.
  • university in Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Examples

  • Our next question comes from Chelsea in Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Well, there's plenty of places like that in Pittsburgh.

  • One return ticket to Pittsburgh, please.

  • Did you get in touch with our friends in Pittsburgh ?

  • However, my daughter was born in Pittsburgh, PA.

  • My father worked the Pittsburgh mill.

  • I was his first hire at the University of Pittsburgh in 1975.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Let's go to Ben, who joins us in Pittsburgh, PA Ben, how can we help?

  • After the Civil War, the Catholic Church in Pittsburgh rapidly emerged as a major cultural force.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Tomorrow I have to fly to Pittsburgh and back, so more hustling.

Compounds

A large public university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

A major 1862 American Civil War battle in Tennessee, also called the Battle of Shiloh

Surface Forms

Pittsburgh main

Etymology

Pittsburgh comes from the family name Pitt, after British leader William Pitt, plus the ending -burgh, an old word meaning 'town' like in Hamburg. So Pittsburgh simply meant 'Pitt's town', which is why the name refers to that city.