Pennsylvania
Syllables: Penn·syl·va·ni·a/ˌpɛn.səlˈveɪ.ni.ə/UK/ˌpɛn.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/
Pennsylvania proper noun: a state of the United States. Capital: Harrisburg. Largest city: Philadelphia.
Proper noun
Pennsylvania
- A state of the United States. Capital: Harrisburg. Largest city: Philadelphia.
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- Synonyms:
- PA, The Keystone State
- A former colony of England, from 1681 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, which grew progressively larger before becoming the present state.
- The first, and historically largest, now defunct US railroad, a hallmark of the industrial age.
- An unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.
- A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9294).
- A hamlet in Cold Ashton parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7473).
Pennsylvania meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Thai
Pennsylvania in Hindi
- US state
- पेन्सिलवेनिया pensilveniyā
Pennsylvania in Arabic
- US state
- بِنْسِيلْفَانِيَا binsīlfāniyā, بِنْسِلْفِينْيَا binsilfīnyā, بنسلفنية binsilfinya, بِنْسِلْفَانْيَا binsilfānyā
Pennsylvania in Persian
- US state
- پنسیلوانیا
Pennsylvania in Thai
- US state
- เพนซิลเวเนีย pen-sil-wee-niia
Synonyms of Pennsylvania
- PA
- The Keystone State
Forms of Pennsylvania
| alternative form | Pensylvania |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Pensilvania |
Origin of Pennsylvania
From Penn (“William Penn”) + sylvan (“woods”) + -ia (“land”). On March 4, 1681, Charles II of England granted a land tract to William Penn for the area that now includes Pennsylvania. Penn then founded a colony there as a place of religious freedom for Quakers, and named it for the Latin sylva, silva (“wood”), thus Pennsylvania (“Penn’s woods”). Some propose that the Penn is derived from William’s more respected father, also named William Penn.
Words formed from Pennsylvania
Phrases with Pennsylvania
Words that rhyme with Pennsylvania
- dipsomania
- Lusitania
- mania
- megalomania
- urania
- Aquitania
- erotomania
- graphomania
- metromania
- monomania
- Occitania
- Pittsylvania
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- Romania
- Ruritania
- Spotsylvania
- Tasmania
- theomania
- tulipomania
- acrania
- Albania
- anthomania
- arithmomania
- bibliomania
- Chinamania
- crania
- egomania
- ergomania
- extemporanea
- extemporania
- Francomania
- Gallomania
- gazania
- habromania
- hagiomania
- Hellenomania
- hemicrania
- kleptomania
- laconomania
- Lithuania
- Mauretania
- musomania
- nostomania
- nymphomania
- oniomania
- orchidomania
- paramania
- phyllomania
- Pistolvania
- politicomania
- polytoxicomania
- Pomerania
- pornomania
- pyromania
- Rumania
- syphilomania
- theatromania
- timbromania
- toxicomania
- Transylvania
- trichotillomania
Questions about Pennsylvania
- What does Pennsylvania mean?
- Pennsylvania means a state of the United States. Capital: Harrisburg. Largest city: Philadelphia.
- What is Pennsylvania in Hindi?
- Pennsylvania in Hindi is पेन्सिलवेनिया (pensilveniyā). See Pennsylvania meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Pennsylvania?
- Pennsylvania is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Pennsylvania?
- Pennsylvania is pronounced /ˌpɛn.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ (UK).
Words near Pennsylvania in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Pennsylvania (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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