Pennsylvania

[ pen-suhl-veyn-yuh, -vey-nee-uh ]

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). : Harrisburg. : PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.

Pennsylvania

/ ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪə /

noun

1. a state of the northeastern US: almost wholly in the Appalachians, with the Allegheny Plateau to the west and a plain in the southeast; the second most important US state for manufacturing. Capital: Harrisburg. Pop: 12 365 455 (2003 est). Area: 116 462 sq km (44 956 sq miles) AbbreviationPaPennPennawith zip codePA

Pennsylvania

1. State in the northeastern United States bordered by Lake Erie and New York to the north; New Jersey to the east; Delaware , Maryland , and West Virginia to the south; and Ohio to the west. Its capital is Harrisburg, and its largest city is Philadelphia .

Notes

Named after the father of William Penn , a devout Quaker , who was granted proprietary rights by the king of England to almost the whole of what is now Pennsylvania in the late seventeenth century.

One of the thirteen colonies .

Example Sentences

This was underscored by Data for Progress, which found that Trump voters in the crucial states of Pennsylvania and Michigan supported populist economic policies more in line with Harris’ agenda than his.

From Salon

In Georgia, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania spoke at a storied Atlanta church where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached, introducing himself as a fellow person of faith.

From New York Times

Trump himself faced notable threats on his life on the campaign trail, including a near-miss of an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania and another apparent attempt in Florida.

From Salon

Cher grew up with a rootless backdrop that included her mother’s ever-shifting array of husbands, all the while traveling, nomad-like, from one place to another with stints in Pennsylvania, Texas, California and New York.

From Salon

On a recent drive through rural Pennsylvania, he told me how he had gotten himself jailed.

From New York Times