Pennsylvania
geographical name
Penn·syl·va·nia
| \ ˌpen(t)-səl-ˈvā-nyə
, -nē-ə\
, -nē-ə\
Definition of Pennsylvania
state in the northeastern U.S. that has the Delaware River as its eastern border and borders on Lake Erie in the northwest; capital Harrisburg area 45,333 square miles (117,866 square kilometers), population 12,702,379
see also pennsylvanian