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PENNSYLVANIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or resident of Pennsylvania
Synonyms:
Keystone Stater; Pennsylvanian
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pennsylvanian" is a kind of...):
American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)
Sense 2
Meaning:
From 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land
Synonyms:
Pennsylvanian; Pennsylvanian period; Upper Carboniferous; Upper Carboniferous period
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Instance hypernyms:
geological period; period (a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed)
Holonyms ("Pennsylvanian" is a part of...):
Carboniferous; Carboniferous period (from 345 million to 280 million years ago)
