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Penn·syl·va·nia (p

l-v

, -v

) Abbr. PA or Pa. or Penn. or Penna.

A state of the eastern United States. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in 1787. Explored by Europeans in the early 1600s, the region was settled by Swedes in 1634 and granted by royal charter to William Penn in 1681. The Mason-Dixon Line (surveyed in 1763-1767) established the southern boundary of the colony and was extended westward in 1784. Pennsylvania played a crucial role in the American Revolution and in the formation of the new republic. Harrisburg is the capital, and Philadelphia is the largest city. Population: 12,400,000.

Pennsylvania [ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪə]

(Placename) a state of the northeastern US: almost wholly in the Appalachians, with the Allegheny Plateau to the west and a plain in the southeast; the second most important US state for manufacturing. Capital: Harrisburg. Pop.: 12 281 054 (2000). Area: 116 462 sq. km (44 956 sq. miles) Abbreviations Pa Penn Penna (with zip code), PA

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Noun	1.	Pennsylvania - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies Keystone State, PA Battle of Gettysburg, Gettysburg - a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union University of Pennsylvania, Penn, Pennsylvania - a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Mid-Atlantic states - a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland Allentown - a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center Altoona - a town in central Pennsylvania Bethlehem - a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production Erie - a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania Gettysburg - a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg - capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state Chester - a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia) City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia - the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh - a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh Alleghenies, Allegheny Mountains - the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia Allegheny, Allegheny River - a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains - a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia Lehigh River - a river in eastern Pennsylvania that flows southeast into the Delaware River Monongahela, Monongahela River - a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River Susquehanna, Susquehanna River - a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay
	2.	Pennsylvania - one of the British colonies that formed the United States
	3.	Pennsylvania - a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania, Penn Ivy League - a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige Keystone State, Pennsylvania, PA - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

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Pennsylvania [ˌpensɪlˈveɪnɪə] N → Pensilvania f

Pennsylvania

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Allegheny Mountains
Allegheny River
Allentown
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Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountains
capital of Pennsylvania
Chester
City of Brotherly Love
Delaware River
Erie
Gettysburg
gum band
Harrisburg
Ivy League
Keystone State
Lehigh River
Mason-Dixon Line

for New York, northern Pennsylvania, and northeast Ohio is Jeff Kehs.

News in Brief by Metalworking Insiders' Report

Nestled in the woods of northern Pennsylvania is Sizerville State Park, a small and rather remote place with one huge advantage: Lisa Bainey.

Gaia's helpers by Stahr, Sheryl E. / American Forests

Spectra Energy's Texas Eastern pipeline system traverses the Appalachian formation, which spans the regions of West Virginia, eastern Ohio, western and northern Pennsylvania and southern New York.

Spectra Energy Establishes New Pennsylvania Office by Business Wire

northern flying squirrel