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Etymology
Etymology tree English Allen Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English Allentown From Allen + town.
Meanings
- A small town primarily in Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States, with small portions in Bleckley, Laurens and Twiggs Counties.
- An unincorporated community in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States.
- A borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
- A hamlet in the town of Alma, Allegany County, New York, United States.
- A neighbourhood of Buffalo, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio, United States.
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A city, the county seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Allentown is installing devices throughout Center City to detect gunshots, city officials said at news conference Tuesday.
2024 January 31, Lindsay Weber, “Pa. city to install LPRs, gunshot detection devices that record video evidence”, in Police1, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2025:
- A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- A neighbourhood of Tukwila, King County, Washington, United States.