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Penrose

Penrose proper noun: a surname from Cornish.

Proper noun

Penrose

  1. A surname from Cornish.
  2. A small village in St Ervan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8770).
  3. A small town in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales.
  5. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
  6. A census-designated place in Fremont County, Colorado.
  7. An unincorporated community in Transylvania County, North Carolina.
  8. A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  9. A neighbourhood in Arlington County, Virginia.

Forms of Penrose

alternative formBemrose

Origin of Penrose

From Cornish penn (“head”) + ros (“moor, heathland”).

Words formed from Penrose

Phrases with Penrose

Questions about Penrose

What does Penrose mean?
Penrose means a surname from Cornish.
What part of speech is Penrose?
Penrose is a proper noun.

Words near Penrose in the dictionary

  1. Penrhyn
  2. Penrhyndeudraeth
  3. Penrice
  4. Penrith
  5. Penrod
  6. Penrose
  7. Penrose diagram
  8. Penrose diagrams
  9. Penrose drain
  10. Penrose drains
  11. Penrose mechanism

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