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Monongahela

mo·non·ga·hela

UK/məˌnɒŋɡəˈhiːlə/ US/-ˈheɪ-/ uncommon

noun

1.

a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River

Origin

From Unami mënaonkihëla (“where the banks cave in”).

Phrases

  • Monongalia County

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