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Keystone State

American  

noun

  1. Pennsylvania (used as a nickname).


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The change ends needless delays that have hindered development in the Keystone State, cutting through bureaucracy to promote investment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Its nickname, the Keystone State, has never been more appropriate.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Four years ago, Biden won the Keystone State, which has roughly 300,000 Jewish voters, by about 80,000 votes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

Already both candidates and their running mates have held events in the Keystone State, with no doubt many more to come.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

The highest now standing is the "Keystone State," 325 feet high and 45 feet in circumference; and the largest and finest is the "Empire State."

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham