The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Keystone State \Key"stone` State\ 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Keystone State n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA]