Standard Lemma guide

Pennsylvanian

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˌpɛn.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ən/
  • UK, US: /ˌpɛn.sɪlˈveɪn.jən/
  • /ˌpɛn.səlˈveɪ.ni.ən/ weak vowel merger
  • /ˌpɛn.səlˈveɪn.jən/ weak vowel merger
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪniən
  • CMU ARPABET: P EH2 N S IH0 L V EY1 N IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Any of the three Pennsylvanian epochs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: American

5

noun

Meaning 5

a native or resident of Pennsylvania

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Keystone Stater

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: American

6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Pennsylvanian period, Upper Carboniferous, Upper Carboniferous period

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: period, geological period

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Penn English sylvan Latin -iader. English -ia English Pennsylvania English -an English Pennsylvanian From Pennsylvania + -an.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pennsylvanialainen — of or pertaining to Pennsylvania
  • Georgian: პენსილვანიური (ṗensilvaniuri) — of or pertaining to Pennsylvania
  • German: pennsylvanisch — of or pertaining to Pennsylvania
  • Polish: pensylwański — of or pertaining to Pennsylvania
  • Russian: пенсильванский (pensilʹvanskij) — of or pertaining to Pennsylvania
  • Finnish: myöhäiskivihiilikautinen — geology: of a Pennsylvanian epoch
  • Polish: pensylwański — geology: of a Pennsylvanian epoch
  • Finnish: pennsylvanialainen — resident of Pennsylvania
  • Georgian: პენსილვანიელი (ṗensilvanieli) — resident of Pennsylvania
  • Polish: Pensylwańczyk — resident of Pennsylvania
  • Polish: Pensylwanka — resident of Pennsylvania
  • Finnish: myöhäiskivihiilikausi — geology: Pennsylvanian epoch
  • Polish: pensylwan — geology: Pennsylvanian epoch