pennsylvanian
pronunciation
How to pronounce pennsylvanian in British English:
UK [,pensil'veiniən]
How to pronounce pennsylvanian in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land
- a resident of Pennsylvania
Word Origin
- Pennsylvanian (adj.)
- 1698, from Pennsylvania + -an. In reference to a geological system, attested from 1891. As a noun meaning "a person of Pennsylvania," by 1685.
Example
- 1. The letter surfaced in a pennsylvanian university mailroom earlier this month .
- 2. The letter surfaced in a pennsylvanian university mailroom earlier thellos month .
- 3. A 55-year-old pennsylvanian coal miner consults his physician about increasing respiratory distress .
- 4. Diagenesis at modern unconformity : pennsylvanian sandstones , grand ledge , michigan .
- 5. Franklin wrote a pamphlet on the " new-invented pennsylvanian fire place " .