1. of or relating to Pennsylvania, its people, or its characteristics
2. of or relating to the Pennsylvanian period, a geological time period of the Carboniferous era
Usage: geology

1. a person born in or living in Pennsylvania
2. the Pennsylvanian period, lasting from approximately 323 to 299 million years ago
Usage: geology

Examples

• She has a strong Pennsylvanian accent.
• Many Pennsylvanians work in manufacturing and agriculture.
• The Pennsylvanian landscape is characterized by rolling hills and forests.
• Fossils from the Pennsylvanian period show evidence of vast coal swamps.
• He moved to Philadelphia and became a proud Pennsylvanian.
• Pennsylvanian coal deposits were crucial to the nation's industrial development.