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Pennsylvania

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Pennsylvania

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n
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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n
a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Pennsylvania
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n a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

Synonyms:
Keystone State, PA
Example of:
American state
one of the 50 states of the United States

n one of the British colonies that formed the United States

Example of:
Colony
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
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n a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Synonyms:
Penn, University of Pennsylvania
Example of:
university
establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
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