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Pembroke

/ˈpɛmbɹʊk/

Pembroke proper noun: a town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9801). Also the ellipsis of Pembroke College.

pembroke: a town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9801)
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Proper noun

Pembroke

  1. A town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9801).
  2. A river (the Pembroke River) in Pembrokeshire, that ends in Milford Haven, and is tidal up to the town of Pembroke.
    • A striking view is obtained from the train of the ruins of the ancient castle, which stands at the western end of the town on a mass of limestone rock rising precipitously from the tidal waters of the estuary of Pembroke River, a branch of Milford Haven.1959 October, H. A. Vallance, “The Pembroke & Tenby Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 668
  3. A town in the Northern Region, Malta.
  4. A community in West Hants Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.
  5. A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
  6. A city in Renfrew County, Ontario.
  7. A city, the county seat of Bryan County, Georgia.
  8. A township in Kankakee County, Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, Indiana.
  10. A minor city in Christian County, Kentucky.
  11. A town in Washington County, Maine.
  12. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
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  1. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  2. A town in Genesee County, New York.
  3. A town in Robeson County, North Carolina.
  4. A town in Giles County, Virginia.
  5. A parish in Bermuda.
  6. A rural settlement near Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  7. A surname.

Also used as

Pembroke is also the ellipsis of Pembroke College.

Origin of Pembroke

Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (literally “land's head, land's end”), whence Welsh Penfro.

Words formed from Pembroke

Phrases with Pembroke

Questions about Pembroke

What does Pembroke mean?
Pembroke means a town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9801).
What part of speech is Pembroke?
Pembroke is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pembroke?
Pembroke is pronounced /ˈpɛmbɹʊk/.

Words near Pembroke in the dictionary

  1. Pembleton
  2. Pembletons
  3. Pembrey
  4. Pembrey and Burry Port Town
  5. Pembridge
  6. Pembroke
  7. Pembroke Dock
  8. Pembroke Hall
  9. Pembroke Pines
  10. Pembroke table
  11. Pembroke tables

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