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Carnegie

 
 
Carnegie (kärnĕg'ē, kär'nəgē), borough (1990 pop. 9,278), Allegheny co., SW Pa., an industrial suburb of Pittsburgh; inc. 1894. A steel town, it has coal mines and plants that make chemicals and electrical equipment. The Neville House was the home of Gen. John Neville, an officer in the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution. The borough was named for Andrew Carnegie.


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
  Synonym: Dale Carnegie

Meaning #2: American industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
  Synonym: Andrew Carnegie


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