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HARRISBURG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Harrisburg mean?
• HARRISBURG (noun)
The noun HARRISBURG has 1 sense:
1. capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
Familiarity information: HARRISBURG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
capital of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg
Instance hypernyms:
state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)
Holonyms ("Harrisburg" is a part of...):
Keystone State; PA; Pa.; Pennsylvania (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
Context examples
Its capital is Harrisburg.
(Pennsylvania, NCI Thesaurus)
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