Noun: Pennsylvania ,pen-sul'vey-nee-u
- A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Harrisburg
- Keystone State, PA, Pa.
- One of the British colonies that formed the United States, with capital Philadelphia
- A university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- University of Pennsylvania, Penn
Type of: American state, Colony, school [N. Amer], uni [Brit, informal], university
Part of: America, Ivy League, 'Merica, Mid-Atlantic states, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA
Encyclopedia: Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and Boston Railroad