Harrisburg

[ har-is-burg ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Pennsylvania, in the S part, on the Susquehanna River.

Harrisburg

/ ˈhærɪsˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a city in S Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River: the state capital. Pop: 48 322 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Eyes are on Florida this year because it has such a large population and tends to be a trendsetter for Southern states, said Daniel Mallinson, a public-policy professor at Penn State Harrisburg.

From Salon

At "town hall" events in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh over the weekend, for example, Mr Musk presented giant lottery-style cheques to winners, with enthusiastic crowds chanting "Elon".

From BBC

Abildness once said that God had told her that he wanted to claim the state capital of Harrisburg, Kira recounted, after which Abildness released a video “showing dozens of people on a hill right before the Harrisburg Capitol, bending the knee.”

From Salon

It’s a movement dedicated to “tearing down the establishment, not just in D.C., not just in Harrisburg, but also, and perhaps most importantly … tearing down the traditional religious establishment…. This is not just a religious versus secular movement,” she continued, and should not be framed that way.

From Salon

Michelle Chambers was 19 and living in Harrisburg, Pa., when she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for stabbing a pregnant woman with a kitchen knife in 1993.

From Los Angeles Times