The capital of Pennsylvania, in the south-eastern central part of the state, on the Susquehanna River; population 47,148 (est. 2008). The nearby nuclear power station at Three Mile Island suffered a serious accident in 1979.
Definition of Harrisburg in US English:
Harrisburg
proper nounˈherəsˌbərɡ
The capital of Pennsylvania, in the southeastern central part of the state, on the Susquehanna River; population 47,148 (est. 2008). The nearby nuclear power station at Three Mile Island suffered a serious accident in 1979.