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Pittsburgh
[pits-burg]
noun
a port in SW Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers that forms the Ohio River: steel industry.
Pittsburgh
/ ˈɪٲɜːɡ /
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.
Example Sentences
But still, post-championship chatter in the bars of Pittsburgh and beyond centred around the 36-year-old Northern Irishman who completed the career Grand Slam when he won the Masters in April.
Scott, “The Pitt” is set in Pittsburgh and you did film exteriors there, but principal production happened on the Warner Bros. lot.
Pittsburgh, America's historic steel city also famed for coal mining, is known as a hub for hard industrial labour.
In October 2018, a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and shot and killed 11 Jews at prayer.
Jewish communities and institutions across the US have long required security, but many bolstered their defences after a shooter espousing right-wing antisemitic conspiracy theories murdered 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania synagogue in 2018.
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