PENNAMITE WAR
\pˈɛnɐmˌa͡ɪt wˈɔː], \pˈɛnɐmˌaɪt wˈɔː], \p_ˈɛ_n_ɐ_m_ˌaɪ_t w_ˈɔː]\
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A name sometimes employed to designate the Wyoming controversy between Pennsylvania and Connecticut. (See Wyoming Controversy. )
By John Franklin Jameson
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