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Noun: Pennsylvania  ,pen-sul'vey-nee-u
  1. A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Harrisburg
    - Keystone State, PA, Pa.
     
  2. One of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Philadelphia
     
  3. A university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    - University of Pennsylvania, Penn

Type of: American state, Colony, school [N. Amer], uni [Brit, informal], university

Part of: America, Ivy League, Mid-Atlantic states, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: Pennsylvania, Slatington & New England Railroad