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Pennsylvanian Common

Pennsylvanian has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land

2

a native or resident of Pennsylvania

3

A native or resident of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America.

Adjective
1

Of, or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania.

See Also
insects native carboniferous appendix:geologic timescale dissorophid reptile pennsylvania resident
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
American

Origin

Pennsylvanian comes from the name of the state Pennsylvania combined with the suffix -an. It originally meant "of or relating to Pennsylvania."

Rhyming Words
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