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Al·too·na

(ăl-to͞o′nə)
A city of central Pennsylvania on the eastern slopes of the Allegheny Mountains east of Pittsburgh. It was laid out in 1849 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a switching point for locomotives used to cross the mountains.
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Al•too•na

(ælˈtu nə)

n.
a city in central Pennsylvania. 52,800.
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