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Penn·syl·va·ni·a

Pennsylvania

 
pronunciation:
pen sl veIn y
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part of speech: noun
definition: Pennsylvania is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Pennsylvania is PA.
 
Word History
Pennsylvania means "Penn's Woods" in Latin. The English colony was founded by William Penn in 1681 and named for his father, Sir William Penn.