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Pennsylvanian

Pennsylvanian

5 4.7
A person who was born in or lives in Pennsylvania
  • noun
  • /ˌpɛnslˈveɪnjən/
translation icon : pennsylvaniano
  • At the festival, Pennsylvanians gathered to celebrate the local crafts and foods.
  • Waring and the Pennsylvanians
  • Pennsylvanians and New Yorkers
  • Daily Pennsylvanian

Which might be because Pennsylvanians want to have a senator who is actually from Pennsylvania.

Examples

  • Tom Smith is a Pennsylvanian who hopes to be a senator.

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  • "Insurance deductibles could have added significant costs to Pennsylvanians already struggling to clean up and rebuild after Hurricane Sandy," Corbett said.

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  • There is a state park within 25 miles of every Pennsylvanian.

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  • "I think the majority of Pennsylvanians are comfortable with this issue," he said.

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  • Which might be because Pennsylvanians want to have a senator who is actually from Pennsylvania.

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Polls also show the majority of Pennsylvanians support marriage equality.

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  • When will my fellow Pennsylvanians in Philly wake up and revolt?

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  • A Franklin & Marshall poll in August 2011 found Pennsylvanians supported same-sex marriage 50 percent to 42 percent.

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  • Post-Sandy, Pennsylvanians get back to work, mourn losses at the N.J. shore.

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  • Many Pennsylvanians take pride in their state's rich history and diverse culture.

Synonyms

Keystone Stater
vsPennsylvanian
9.1

A person who was born in or lives in the US state of Pennsylvania

refers to those born there rather than just residents

Compounds

Pennsylvanian period
  • Specialized
9.2

A time about 323 to 299 million years ago when warm swamps make coal

Surface Forms

Pennsylvanian singular
Pennsylvanians plural

Morphology

Pennsylvanian = Pennsylvania (transparent) = Pennsylvania + ian

The suffix '-ian' is commonly used to denote inhabitants or natives of a place.

Etymology

Pennsylvanian comes from the state name Pennsylvania, which joins Penn, after the founder William Penn, with sylvania from Latin silva meaning 'woods' or 'forest'. So a Pennsylvanian is someone 'of Pennsylvania', and thinking of 'Penn's woods' makes it easy to remember a person from that state.