"Westsylvania" meaning in English

See Westsylvania in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of west + Pennsylvania. The name was first used in 1776 in the early days of the American Revolutionary War, when the state was proposed. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|west|Pennsylvania}} Blend of west + Pennsylvania Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Westsylvania
  1. (historical) A proposed state of the United States located in what is now West Virginia, southwestern Pennsylvania, and small parts of Kentucky, Maryland, and Virginia. It would have been the fourteenth state in the newly formed United States, had it been recognized. Wikipedia link: Westsylvania Tags: historical Categories (place): Kentucky, USA, Maryland, USA, Pennsylvania, USA, Virginia, USA, West Virginia, USA Related terms: Vandalia, West Augusta
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