- Pennsylvania
- geographical name state NE United States capital Harrisburg area 45,333 square miles (117,866 square kilometers), population 12,281,054
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania — • One of the thirteen original United States of America Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pennsylvania Pennsylvania † … Catholic encyclopedia
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Pennsylvania — American colony, later U.S. state, 1681, lit. Penn s Woods, a hybrid formed from the surname Penn (Welsh, lit. head ) + L. sylvania (see SYLVAN (Cf. sylvan)). Not named for William Penn, the proprietor, but, on suggestion of Charles II, for Penn… … Etymology dictionary
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Pennsylvania — [pen΄səl vān′yə; ] occas [., pen′səlvā′nē ə] [after father of PENN1 William + L sylvania, wooded (land), fem. of sylvanus < sylva, silva, forest: see SYLVAN] Middle Atlantic State of the NE U.S.: one of the 13 original states; 44,817 sq mi… … English World dictionary
Pennsylvania — This article is about the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Pennsylvania (disambiguation). Pensilvania redirects here. For the town in Colombia, see Pensilvania, Caldas. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania … Wikipedia
Pennsylvania — /pen seuhl vayn yeuh, vay nee euh/, n. a state in the E United States. 11,886,728; 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Cap.: Harrisburg. Abbr.: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna. * * * I officially Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State (pop … Universalium
Pennsylvania — Penn|syl|va|nia [pɛnsɪl veɪnjə], Penn|syl|va|ni|en […zɪl…]; s: Bundesstaat der USA. * * * Pennsylvania [englisch pensl veɪnjə], Abkürzung Pa., postamtlich PA, Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA, 119 291 km2, (1999) 11,994 Mio. Einwohner (1790:… … Universal-Lexikon
Pennsylvania — Pennsylvanie Pennsylvania Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Commonwealth de Pennsylvanie … Wikipédia en Français
