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- Pennsylvania; -- a nickname alluding to its having been the central one of the 13 original United States, at the time of formation of the Constitution.
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- proper noun   A nickname of Pennsylvania 
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- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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Examples
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								And I would say also he, it appears, is going to be a big factor in the Keystone State, which is now a real tossup, a battleground between Kerry and Bush, and Nader could play a real factor there. 
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								Much of the work is necessary: I-80 through the Keystone State is a very old road, and the riding surface has needed work for a while now. Common Sense Political Thought Dana Pico 2010 
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								Much of the work is necessary: I-80 through the Keystone State is a very old road, and the riding surface has needed work for a while now. Common Sense Political Thought Dana Pico 2010 
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								Much of the work is necessary: I-80 through the Keystone State is a very old road, and the riding surface has needed work for a while now. Common Sense Political Thought Dana Pico 2010 
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								Much of the work is necessary: I-80 through the Keystone State is a very old road, and the riding surface has needed work for a while now. Common Sense Political Thought Dana Pico 2010 
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								Getting Swann into the statehouse in the Keystone State is a key goal in '06, and clearly the SC folks are going to need some help from folks who indeed know how to play the game. 
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								Getting Swann into the statehouse in the Keystone State is a key goal in '06, and clearly the SC folks are going to need some help from folks who indeed know how to play the game. 
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								Obama still leads most of the Republican field, but trails Mitt Romney 44 percent to 42 percent in the Keystone State. HUFFPOST HILL - Congress Turns The Sky Into Milton Friedman's Playground Eliot Nelson 2011 
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								This is when schools and students across the Keystone State are held accountable. Timothy D. Slekar: The Bartleby Project: 'I Prefer Not to Take Your Standardized Test' Timothy D. Slekar 2011 
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								This is when schools and students across the Keystone State are held accountable. Timothy D. Slekar: The Bartleby Project: 'I Prefer Not to Take Your Standardized Test' Timothy D. Slekar 2011 
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