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Pennsylvanian   /pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniən/   Listen
Pennsylvanian

noun
1.
From 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land.  Synonyms: Pennsylvanian period, Upper Carboniferous, Upper Carboniferous period.
2.
A native or resident of Pennsylvania.  Synonym: Keystone Stater.






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"Pennsylvanian" Quotes from Famous Books



... the mountain annually; all, or nearly all, of whom lodge, of necessity, at the convent. The elevation renders fires constantly necessary for comfort, to say nothing of cooking; and a mine of gold could scarcely be as valuable to such a community, as one of coal. Luckily, C——, like a true Pennsylvanian, knew something about anthracite, and by making a few suggestions, and promising further intelligence, he finally succeeded in throwing one or two of the community into ...
— A Residence in France - With An Excursion Up The Rhine, And A Second Visit To Switzerland • J. Fenimore Cooper



Words linked to "Pennsylvanian" :   Keystone Stater, geological period, Carboniferous period, Pennsylvanian period, American, period, carboniferous



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