| 词汇 | keystone state |
| 词源 | Keystone State. A nickname for Pennsylvania since at least 1803, when it was first recorded. Pennsylvania also has been called the Quaker State, the Steel State, and the Oil State. Key- stone was chosen because Pennsylvania was the keystone of the arch that the original 13 colonies loosely formed. |
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