Pennsylvania


Definition: Meaning of, Pennsylvania in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪə /

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  1. a state in the northeastern US, which produces large amounts of steel and coal. It was one of the 13 original US states, and was an important centre in the fight to become independent from Britain during the AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
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Pennsylvania used in phrases

  • Pennsylvania Dutch (noun)
    1. a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland
  • Pennsylvania Dutch, the (noun)
    1. a group of people living in the US state of Pennsylvania, who came from Germany in the 1600s and 1700s to find religious freedom, and still live in the style of that time. They wear very old-fashioned clothes, and do not have cars or other modern machines. They are Protestants, and include the AMISH and the Mennonites
  • University of Pennsylvania (noun)
    1. a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • capital of Pennsylvania (noun)
    1. capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
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