Portuguese
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Alternative forms
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Etymology
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Borrowed from English Pennsylvania.
Pronunciation
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- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽ.siwˈvɐ̃.ni.ɐ/ [pẽ.siʊ̯ˈvɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pẽ.siwˈvɐ̃.njɐ/ [pẽ.siʊ̯ˈvɐ̃.njɐ]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽ.siwˈvɐ̃.ni.ɐ/ [pẽ.siʊ̯ˈvɐ̃.nɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /pẽ.siwˈvɐ̃.njɐ/ [pẽ.siʊ̯ˈvɐ̃.njɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pẽ.siwˈvɐ.ni.a/ [pẽ.siʊ̯ˈvɐ.nɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /pẽ.siwˈvɐ.nja/ [pẽ.siʊ̯ˈvɐ.nja]
- Hyphenation: Pen‧sil‧vâ‧ni‧a
Proper noun
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Pensilvânia f
- Pennsylvania (a state of the United States)