Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
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PA a state in the northeastern US, which produces large amounts of steel and coal. It was one of the 13 original US states, and was an important centre in the fight to become independent from Britain during the American Revolutionary War.

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  • Pennsylvania — Penn|syl|va|nia [pɛnsɪl veɪnjə], Penn|syl|va|ni|en […zɪl…]; s: Bundesstaat der USA. * * * Pennsylvania   [englisch pensl veɪnjə], Abkürzung Pa., postamtlich PA, Bundesstaat im Nordosten der USA, 119 291 km2, (1999) 11,994 Mio. Einwohner (1790:… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Pennsylvania — Pennsylvanie Pennsylvania Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Commonwealth de Pennsylvanie …   Wikipédia en Français

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