Pennsylvanian
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pennsylvania + -an
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Pennsylvanian (plural Pennsylvanians)
- A native or resident of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America.
- (geology) Any of the three Pennsylvanian epochs.
Hypernyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
resident of Pennsylvania
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geology: Pennsylvanian epoch
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Adjective[edit]
Pennsylvanian (not comparable)
- Of, or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania.
- (geology) Of any of the three geologic epochs (lower, middle and upper) within the Carboniferous period from 318 to 299 million years ago; marked by a high oxygen atmosphere and the rise of reptiles and winged insects.
Translations[edit]
of or pertaining to Pennsylvania
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geology: of a Pennsylvanian epoch
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See also[edit]
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -an
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/eɪniən
- Rhymes:English/eɪniən/5 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Geology
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English proper adjectives
- English terms derived from toponyms
- en:Demonyms
- en:Demonyms for Americans
- en:Pennsylvania, USA