1. (n.)Pennsylvania a state in the E United States. 12,281,054; 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km).
Definition of 'Pennsylvania'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
2. (noun)Pennsylvania one of the British colonies that formed the United States
3. (noun)University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Penn a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Definitions of 'Pennsylvania'
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. Pennsylvania most populous but one of the American States, lies N. of Mason and Dixon's Line, separated by New Jersey, on the E. by the Delaware River, with Ohio on the W., New York on the N., and LakeErie at the NW. corner. The country is hilly, being traversed by the Blue Mountains and the Alleghany ranges, with many fertile valleys between the chains, extensive forests, and much picturesque scenery. The CumberlandValley in the W. is one of the bestfarming lands in New England. The Alleghany River in the W. and the two branches of the Susquehanna in the centrewater the State. Pennsylvania is the greatest miningState in the Union; its iron-mines and petroleum-wells supplyhalf the iron and most of the oil used in the country; its bituminous coal-beds in the W. are extremely rich, and the anthracite deposits of the E. are unrivalled; in manufactures, too, it ranks second among the States; these are very varied, the most valuablebeing iron, steel, and shipbuilding. Founded by Swedes, it passed to English settlers in 1664; the firstcharter was granted to William Penn in 1681. In the Revolution it took a prominent part, and was among the first States of the Union. Education is well advanced; there are 20 State colleges. The miningpopulation includes many Irish, Hungarian, and Italian immigrants, among whom riots are frequent. Of the agriculturists many are of Dutch descent, and about two millions still speak a Low Germanpatois known as PennsylvanianDutch. Harrisburg (39) is the capital; the metropolis is Philadelphia (1,047), the second largest city in the country; whilePittsburg (239), Alleghany (105), Scranton (75), and Reading (59) are among the many large towns.
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