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PENNSYLVANIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Synonyms:
Penn; Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
university (establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching)
Holonyms ("Pennsylvania" is a part of...):
Keystone State; PA; Pa.; Pennsylvania (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
Holonyms ("Pennsylvania" is a member of...):
Ivy League (a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Synonyms:
Keystone State; PA; Pa.; Pennsylvania
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
American state (one of the 50 states of the United States)
Meronyms (parts of "Pennsylvania"):
Susquehanna; Susquehanna River (a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay)
Monongahela; Monongahela River (a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River)
Lehigh River (a river in eastern Pennsylvania that flows southeast into the Delaware River)
Blue Ridge; Blue Ridge Mountains (a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia)
Allegheny; Allegheny River (a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the beginning of the Ohio River)
Alleghenies; Allegheny Mountains (the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia)
Pittsburgh (a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh)
City of Brotherly Love; Philadelphia (the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania)
Chester (a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia))
capital of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg (capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state)
Gettysburg (a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery)
Erie (a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania)
Bethlehem (a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production)
Altoona (a town in central Pennsylvania)
Allentown (a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center)
Penn; Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania (a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Domain member region:
Battle of Gettysburg; Gettysburg (a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union)
Holonyms ("Pennsylvania" is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
Mid-Atlantic states (a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland)
Sense 3
Meaning:
One of the British colonies that formed the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Colony (one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States)
Context examples:
They wondered whether smell might contribute to the reproductive isolation of black-capped and Carolina chickadees in a zone in Pennsylvania where birds are hybridizing.
(Scent brings songbirds to the yard, National Science Foundation)
A census region of the United States consisting of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
(Northeastern United States Census Region, NCI Thesaurus)
Partial sleep deprivation (sleep for three to four hours followed by forced wakefulness for 20-21 hours) was equally as effective as total sleep deprivation (being deprived of sleep for 36 hours), and medication did not appear to significantly influence these results, according to the first meta-analysis on the subject in nearly 30 years, from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
(Sleep Deprivation: Effective Anti-Depressant, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
According to a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the key to predicting how someone is affected by sleep loss may be found in microRNAs (miRNAs).
(Why Lack of Sleep Affects Some More Than Others, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The research from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, observed that T helper (Th) 17 cells were much more prevalent in the gum tissue of humans with periodontitis than in the gums of their healthy counterparts, and that the amount of Th17 cells correlated with disease severity.
(Researchers identify immune culprits linked to inflammation and bone loss in gum disease, National Institutes of Health)
In addition to fast charging, this design allows us to limit the battery's exposure time to the elevated charge temperature, thus generating a very long cycle life, says senior author Chao-Yang Wang, a mechanical engineer at The Pennsylvania State University.
(Modern Battery Design Can Charge Electric Car in 10 Minutes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
An international research team led by Dr. Daniel J. Rader at the University of Pennsylvania found a genetic variant within the gene SCARB1, which codes for the major HDL receptor on liver cells, scavenger receptor class BI (SR-BI).
(When HDL cholesterol doesn’t protect against heart disease, NIH)
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine used high-powered microscopy and rheometry — the measurement of how materials become deformed in response to applied force — to view that process in real time and at the cellular level.
(How And Why Blood Clots Shrink, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Children who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and have IQ scores that are 4 points higher, on average, than those who consume fish less frequently or not at all, according to new findings from the University of Pennsylvania.
(Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Researchers mostly from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in the U.S. reported the invention of a new coating that could reduce bacterial growth, water waste, and odor when sprayed onto an ordinary house toilet by rendering its surface too slippery for anything to remain attached for long.
(Materials scientists invent new coating for self-cleaning, water-efficient toilets, Wikinews)
