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Alleghany County

Alleghany County proper noun: one of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Sparta.

Proper noun

Alleghany County

  1. One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Sparta.
  2. One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Covington.

Origin of Alleghany County

Both counties are named after the Allegheny Mountains.

Questions about Alleghany County

What does Alleghany County mean?
Alleghany County means one of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Sparta.
What part of speech is Alleghany County?
Alleghany County is a proper noun.

Words near Alleghany County in the dictionary

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

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