Pennsylvania

geographical name

Penn·​syl·​va·​nia ˌpen(t)-səl-ˈvā-nyə 

-nē-ə

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 sense 1