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/pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniən/ Listen

proper noun

Pennsylvanian n.

The geological period from 280 million to 310 million years ago; it was characterized by a warm climate and abundance of swampy land.

Synonyms: Pennsylvanian period, Upper Carboniferous, Upper Carboniferous period.

A resident of the state of Pennsylvania.

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Etymology of 'Pennsylvanian'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pennsylvanian" Quotes from Famous Books

... except Mr. Alderman McKean; that no sooner was the trial over, and the proceedings published, than a public meeting was called through the National Gazette, the Public Ledger, the United States Gazette, and the Pennsylvanian, and all persons were invited to appear, and bring forward their charges—if any they had—against him; that such a meeting, both large and respectable, was held at the College of Pharmacy, and resolutions were adopted, declaring the character of General Bratish ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 • Various

... Van Buren Administration James P. Espy came to Washington to initiate what has grown into the Weather Signal Service. He was a Pennsylvanian by birth, and so poor in early life that when seventeen years of age he had not been able to learn to read. He subsequently mastered the English language and the classics, and long before he knew why began to study the mystery of the moving clouds and to ...

— Perley's Reminiscences, Vol. 1-2 - of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis • Benjamin Perley Poore