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Altona , part of Hamburg, N Germany, a port on the Elbe River. Its manufactures include chemicals, textiles, and tobacco products. There are fisheries, and the district is a rail center. Founded as a fishing village in the 16th cent. and later one of the first free ports in N Europe, Altona was incorporated into Hamburg in 1937.

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Altoona, Pennsylvania/USA Founded in 1849 and possibly named after the Altona in Germany; or the name may be taken from the Latin altus ‘high’, a reference to its elevated position in the Allegheny Mountains.

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