Pittsburgh
[pits-burg] /ˈpɪts bɜrg/
noun
1.
a port in SW Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers that forms the Ohio River: steel industry.
/ˈpɪtsbɜːɡ/
noun
1.
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)
City in southern Pennsylvania.
Note: Leading industrial center, long known for its steel mills and more recently for high-tech industries.
Read Also:
- Pittsburgh pneumonia
Pittsburgh pneumonia Pitts·burgh pneumonia (pĭts’bûrg’) n. Legionnaires’ disease caused by Legionella micdadei.
- Pittsburg-landing
noun 1. a village in SW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: battle of Shiloh in 1862.
- Pittsfield
[pits-feeld] /ˈpɪtsˌfild/ noun 1. a city in W Massachusetts.
- Pitt street farmer
noun 1. (Austral, slang) another name for Collins Street Farmer
- Pituicyte
pituicyte pi·tu·i·cyte (pĭ-tōō’ĭ-sīt’, -tyōō’-) n. A small branching cell of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland.