English Explanatory Dictionary

Pennsylvanian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A native or resident of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania.
  2. Of 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.
name
  1. Any of the three Pennsylvanian epochs.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɛn.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ən/ /ˌpɛn.sɪlˈveɪn.jən/ /ˌpɛn.səlˈveɪ.ni.ən/ /ˌpɛn.səlˈveɪn.jən/ LL-Q1860_(eng)-Denendaden-Pennsylvanian.wav

Word forms

Pennsylvanian Pennsylvanians the Pennsylvanian

Etymology

From Pennsylvania + -an.

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