pennsylvanian
IPA: pɛnsɪɫvˈeɪniʌn
Root Word: Pennsylvanian
noun
- A native or resident of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America.
- (geology) Any of the three Pennsylvanian epochs.
adjective
- Of, or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania.
- (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.
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Examples of "pennsylvanian" in Sentences
- He was the third Pennsylvanian to hold the post.
- As pennsylvanian, l will be voting for Joe Sestak.
- How does MCain get away with this? — pennsylvanian
- A diapsid reptile from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas.
- Way to go Bill ex illinois man, now a pennsylvanian
- A vast sea covered the region in early Pennsylvanian time.
- There are also clay and shale within the Pennsylvanian bedrock.
- In the Pennsylvanian, the southeast of the US was above sea level.
- Pennsylvanian pig iron was cheaper to produce than that of the Works.
- The highest ridges and peaks are capped by Pennsylvanian sandstone and shale.
- A warm shallow sea again flooded the region near the end of the Pennsylvanian.
- The range was part of the ancestral Rocky Mountains in the Pennsylvanian epoch.
- It would do wonders for the thousands of dogs languishing in shelters. — pennsylvanian
- Would you buy a used car from any of them (and I include Palin)? ex illinois man, now a pennsylvanian
- How coincidental that he's going to break this news when we're having a healthcare debate. ex illinois man, now a pennsylvanian
- Goodness, her youngest son is darn near the same age as her grandson, is that redneck enough? ex illinois man, now a pennsylvanian
- Dimensions: pennsylvanian drilling drilling in China lift 500 - 1000 mm striking height of bit frequency approx. 30 min-1 up to about 12 cm
- I hope we can take him, and other Clinton supporters who claim they need this “catharsis” before happily switching to Obama, at their word. — pennsylvanian
- Yes I has some of the adds for paid protesters, funny how those opposed to Obamas plan don; t have to be paid but the union thugs and libs must ex illinois man, now a pennsylvanian
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