Penn·syl·va·nian

(pĕn′səl-vān′yən, -vā′nē-ən)

adj.

1. Of or relating to Pennsylvania.

2. Of, relating to, or being the period of geologic time from about 318 to 299 million years ago, the sixth period of the Paleozoic Era. The Pennsylvanian Period is characterized by the appearance of the first reptiles and widespread swamp forests. See Table at geologic time.

1. A native or resident of Pennsylvania.

2. The Pennsylvanian Period. Also called Upper Carboniferous.

[After Pennsylvania.]

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Pennsylvanian

(ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪən)

adj

1. (Placename) of the state of Pennsylvania

2. (Geological Science) (in North America) of, denoting, or formed in the upper of two divisions of the Carboniferous period, which lasted 30 million years, during which coal measures were formed. See also Mississippian²

3. (Placename) an inhabitant or native of the state of Pennsylvania

4. (Geological Science) the Pennsylvanian the Pennsylvanian period or rock system, equivalent to the Upper Carboniferous of Europe

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Penn•syl•va•nian

(ˌpɛn səlˈveɪn yən, -ˈveɪ ni ən)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania.

2. of or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, occurring from about 310 to 280 million years ago and characterized by warm climates, swampy land areas, and the development of insects and reptiles: sometimes considered as an epoch of the Carboniferous Period.

3. a native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania.

4. the Pennsylvanian Period or System.

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Penn·syl·va·nian

(pĕn′səl-vān′yən)

The sixth period of the Paleozoic Era, from about 320 to 286 million years ago, whose rock deposits are rich in coal. Reptiles first appeared in the Pennsylvanian Period. See Chart at geologic time.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Pennsylvanian - from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land Pennsylvanian period, Upper Carboniferous, Upper Carboniferous period Carboniferous, Carboniferous period - from 345 million to 280 million years ago
	2.	Pennsylvanian - a native or resident of Pennsylvania Keystone Stater American - a native or inhabitant of the United States

Translations

Pennsylvanian

adj → pennsylvanisch

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But no matter in what straits the Pennsylvanian or Virginian found himself, he would not let his daughters go out into service.

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The death of Marmaduke’s father, and the consequent division of his small estate, rendered such an offer extremely acceptable to the young Pennsylvanian; he felt his own powers, and saw, not only the excellences, but the foibles in the character of his friend.

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The American is justly proud of the origin of his nation, which is perhaps unequaled in the history of the world; but the Pennsylvanian and Jerseyman have more reason to value themselves in their ancestors than the natives of any other state, since no wrong was done the original owners of the soil.

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[*] Anthony Wayne, a Pennsylvanian distinguished in the war of the

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Tectonosedimentary Relations of Pennsylvanian to Jurassic Strata on the Colorado Plateau

Later, Willard and Cleaves (1930) erected a new ichnospecies, Megapezia longipes, for a vertebrate trace that was found in the Pennsylvanian Rhode Island Formation of Plainville, Massachusetts, USA.

Megapezia longipes Willard and Cleaves 1930 from the Pennsylvanian Rhode Island Formation of Massachusetts: ichnotaxonomic status

The bestselling "PA Preferred," or Pennsylvanian wine offered by the PLCB, was the Nissley Grapeful Red that sold 6,122 bottles worth $69,200.

Pennsylvania wine sales hit $885 million

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Many Pennsylvanian residents could lose health insurance

Medical officials fear dozens more will die and the Pennsylvanian city's new mayor Bill Peduto warned: "This will kill you.

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We collected conodonts from black and gray shale lenses containing limestone nodules lying immediately above the Bucktown Coal Member of the Dugger Formation (Pennsylvanian, Desmoinesian) in a Solar Sources Pride Creek pit 2 miles south of Petersburg in Pike County, Indiana.

Conodont biostratigraphy of a shale lens overlying the Bucktown Coal Member of the Dugger formation (Pennsylvanian, Desmoinesian), Pike County, Indiana

Earthstone Energy Inc reports start of completion operations of deep Pennsylvanian test in Cheyenne County, Nebraska