Pennsylvanian

English

Etymology

From Pennsylvania +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /pɛnsʊlˈveɪ̯njɪn/
• Rhymes: -eɪniən

• Audio (US):

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Noun

Pennsylvanian (plural Pennsylvanians)

1. A native or resident of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America.
2. (geology) Any of the three Pennsylvanian epochs.

Hypernyms

• American

Translations

resident of Pennsylvania

• Finnish: pennsylvanialainen
• Polish: Pensylwańczyk (pl) m pers, Pensylwanka (pl) f

geology: Pennsylvanian epoch

• Finnish: myöhäiskivihiilikausi
• Polish: pensylwan m inan

Adjective

Pennsylvanian (not comparable)

1. Of, or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania.
2. (geology) Of any of the three geologic epochs (lower, middle and upper) within the Carboniferous period from 318 to 299 million years ago; marked by a high oxygen atmosphere and the rise of reptiles and winged insects.

Translations

of or pertaining to Pennsylvania

• Finnish: pennsylvanialainen
• German: pennsylvanisch
• Polish: pensylwański (pl)
• Russian: пенсильванский (ru) (pensilʹvanskij)

geology: of a Pennsylvanian epoch

• Finnish: myöhäiskivihiilikautinen
• Polish: pensylwański (pl)

See also

• Appendix:Geologic timescale