Penn|syl|va|ni|an

Penn|syl|va|ni|an
Penn|syl|va|ni|an «PEHN suhl VAY nee uhn, -VAYN yuhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania.
2. Geology. the second period of the Carboniferous period, after the Mississippian and before the Permian, characterized by coal-, oil-, and gas-bearing deposits; Upper Carboniferous (the name used outside of North America).
3. the rocks formed during this period.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with Pennsylvania.
2. Geology. of or having to do with the Pennsylvanian or its rocks: »

The Mississippian and the next following Pennsylvanian Period are the only widely recognized major geologic time divisions that are “made in America” (Raymond Cecil Moore).


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  • Penn|syl|va|ni|a Dutch — or Penn|syl|va|ni|a German «PEHN SUHL|VAY nee uh, VAYN yuh», 1. the descendants of immigrants of the 1600 s and 1700 s to southeastern Pennsylvania from southern Germany and Switzerland. 2. a dialect of High German with English intermixed, spoken …   Useful english dictionary

  • Penn·syl·va·nia Dutch — /ˌpɛnsəlˈveınjə / noun [noncount] 1 : a group of people originally from Germany who settled in Pennsylvania in the 18th century 2 : a form of German spoken by the Pennsylvania Dutch …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Pennsylvania — Penn|syl|va|nia [pɛnsɪl veɪnjə], Penn|syl|va|ni|en […zɪl…]; s: Bundesstaat der USA. * * * Pennsylvania   [englisch pensl veɪnjə], Abkürzung Pa., postamtlich PA, Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA, 119 291 km2, (1999) 11,994 Mio. Einwohner (1790:… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Pennsylvanien — Penn|syl|va|nia [pɛnsɪl veɪnjə], Penn|syl|va|ni|en […zɪl…]; s: Bundesstaat der USA. * * * Penn|syl|va|nia [pɛnsɪl veɪnjə], (eingedeutscht:) Penn|syl|va|ni|en [...zɪl...]; s: Bundesstaat der USA …   Universal-Lexikon

  • pennsylvanisch — penn|syl|va|nisch <Adj.>: Pennsylvania betreffend, zu Pennsylvania gehörend. * * * penn|syl|va|nisch <Adj.>: Pennsylvania betreffend, zu Pennsylvania gehörend …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Pennsylvania — Penn|syl|va|nia [...sɪl ve:ni̯ə ], eingedeutscht Penn|syl|va|ni|en [...zɪl... ] (Staat in den USA; Abkürzung PA) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

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