Pennsylvanian

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UK, US/ˌpɛn.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ən/UK, US/ˌpɛn.sɪlˈveɪn.jən//ˌpɛn.səlˈveɪ.ni.ən//ˌpɛn.səlˈveɪn.jən/

noun

A native or resident of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America.

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Keystone Stater
OriginEnglish Pennsylvania →
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Meanings

nounPennsylvanian (plural Pennsylvanians)

plural Pennsylvanians

  1. A native or resident of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America.
adjectivePennsylvanian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania.
  2. not comparablegeographyOf any of the three geologic epochs (lower, middle and upper) within the Carboniferous period from 318 to 299 million years ago; marked by a high oxygen atmosphere and the rise of reptiles and winged insects.
proper nounthe Pennsylvanian
  1. geographyAny of the three Pennsylvanian epochs.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna native or resident of Pennsylvania

Similar
Keystone Stater
Broader
American
Also see
keystone stater

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. EnglishPenn
  2. Englishsylvan
  3. EnglishPennsylvania
  4. EnglishPennsylvanian

From Pennsylvania + -an.

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Translations

Finnish pennsylvanialainen, myöhäiskivihiilikausi
  • pennsylvanialainenresident of Pennsylvania
  • myöhäiskivihiilikausigeology: Pennsylvanian epoch
  • pennsylvanialainenof or pertaining to Pennsylvania
  • myöhäiskivihiilikautinengeology: of a Pennsylvanian epoch
German pennsylvanisch
  • pennsylvanischof or pertaining to Pennsylvania
Polish Pensylwańczyk, Pensylwanka
  • Pensylwańczykresident of Pennsylvania
  • Pensylwankaresident of Pennsylvania
  • pensylwangeology: Pennsylvanian epoch
  • pensylwańskiof or pertaining to Pennsylvania
  • pensylwańskigeology: of a Pennsylvanian epoch
Russian пенсильванский
  • пенсильванский (pensilʹvanskij)of or pertaining to Pennsylvania

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Pennsylvanian

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Cite this entry
APA

Pennsylvanian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pennsylvanian

MLA

“Pennsylvanian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pennsylvanian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pennsylvanian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pennsylvanian.

Source: Pennsylvanian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.