pennsylvanian

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English - Turkish
pensilvanyalı
pensilvanyali
English - English
of, or pertaining to the state of Pennsylvania
Any of the three Pennsylvanian epochs
An inhabitant or a resident of the state of Pennsylvania
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
{a} belonging to Pennsylvania
{n} a citizen of Pennsylvania
{s} pertaining to Pennsylvania (USA)
{i} resident of Pennsylvania (USA)
a resident of Pennsylvania from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land
Pennsylvanian Period
In North America, the interval of geologic time roughly equivalent to what is internationally designated the Late Carboniferous Period (323-290 million years ago). Because the rocks that originated during this span of time are widespread in the state of Pennsylvania, some U.S. geologists favour the term over Late Carboniferous Period, which was first adopted in Europe
pennsylvanian

    Hyphenation

    Penn·syl·va·ni·an

    Turkish pronunciation

    pensîlveyniın

    Pronunciation

    /ˌpensəlˈvānēən/ /ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪniːən/

    Etymology

    () Pennsylvani(a) + (i)an
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