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Alleghany

Alleghany proper noun: a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. Also the alternative form of Allegheny.

Proper noun

Alleghany (plural Alleghanies)

  1. A census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States.

Also used as

Alleghany is also the alternative form of Allegheny.

Forms of Alleghany

pluralAlleghanies

Origin of Alleghany

English settler preferred spelling of French Allegheny.

Words formed from Alleghany

Questions about Alleghany

What does Alleghany mean?
Alleghany means a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Alleghany?
Alleghany is a proper noun.

Words near Alleghany in the dictionary

  1. allegge
  2. allegged
  3. allegges
  4. allegging
  5. Alleghanies
  6. Alleghany
  7. Alleghany County
  8. alleghanyite
  9. alleghanyites
  10. Alleghenian
  11. Alleghenies

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