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Pennsylvania
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Pennsylvania
(proper noun)
Pennsylvania Dutch
(noun)
Pennsylvania
/ˌpɛnsəl
ˈ
veɪnjə/
proper noun
Pennsylvania
/ˌpɛnsəl
ˈ
veɪnjə/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PENNSYLVANIA
:
state of the U.S.
— Pennsylvanian
/ˌpɛnsəl
ˈ
veɪnjən/
adjective or noun
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