Pittsburgher

noun

Pitts·burgh·er

variants or less commonly Pittsburger

-gə(r)

plural -s

: a native or resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania + English -er

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Pittsburgh

geographical name

Pitts·burgh ˈpits-ˌbərg

city in southwestern Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers where they form the Ohio River

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ˈpits-ˌbər-gər

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