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Definition of: Pennsylvanian
(pen′səl·vā′nē·ən, -vān′yən) adjective
1. Belonging to or relating to the State of Pennsylvania.
2. Geol. Belonging to or denoting a Paleozoic period between the Mississippian and the Permian periods of the Carboniferous.
—noun
1. A native or inhabitant of Pennsylvania.
2. Geol. The Pennsylvanian period or system.
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