Westsylvania

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proper noun

A proposed state of the United States located in what is now West Virginia, southwestern Pennsylvania, and small parts of Kentucky, Maryland, and Virginia. It would have been the fourteenth state in the newly formed United States, had it been recognized.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA proposed state of the United States located in what is now West Virginia, southwestern Pennsylvania, and small parts of Kentucky, Maryland, and Virginia. It would have been the fourteenth state in the newly formed United States, had it been recognized.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pittsylvania

Origin

Blend of west + Pennsylvania. The name was first used in 1776 in the early days of the American Revolutionary War, when the state was proposed.

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Cite this entry
APA

Westsylvania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westsylvania

MLA

“Westsylvania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westsylvania. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Westsylvania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westsylvania.

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