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Pennsville

Pennsville proper noun: a township and census-designated place therein, in Salem County, New Jersey.

pennsville: a township and census-designated place therein, in Salem County, New Jersey
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Proper noun

Pennsville

  1. A township and census-designated place therein, in Salem County, New Jersey.
    • The sister, Mary Oleson, 45, said that her brother was questioned by police officers in a hotel in Pennsville, N.J., on Monday and again on Tuesday.2007 April 4, Nate Schweber, “Man Queried in Killings of Prostitutes”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2015
  2. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Ohio, named after Penn Township.

Origin of Pennsville

In New Jersey, from Penn + -s- + -ville, after William Penn.

Questions about Pennsville

What does Pennsville mean?
Pennsville means a township and census-designated place therein, in Salem County, New Jersey.
What part of speech is Pennsville?
Pennsville is a proper noun.

Words near Pennsville in the dictionary

  1. pennorths
  2. Pennoyer
  3. Pennsatucky
  4. Pennsauken
  5. Pennsburg
  6. Pennsville
  7. Pennsy
  8. Pennsyltucky
  9. Pennsylvania
  10. Pennsylvania Avenue
  11. Pennsylvania barn

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