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Penzance

/pɛnˈzæns/

Penzance proper noun: a coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).

Proper noun

Penzance

  1. A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).
  2. A special service area in the Regional Municipality of Sarnia, No. 221, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.

Origin of Penzance

From Cornish Pennsans, meaning "holy headland".

Words that rhyme with Penzance

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Questions about Penzance

What does Penzance mean?
Penzance means a coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).
What part of speech is Penzance?
Penzance is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Penzance?
Penzance is pronounced /pɛnˈzæns/.

Words near Penzance in the dictionary

  1. Penygroes
  2. Penylan
  3. Penyrheol
  4. Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn
  5. Penza
  6. Penzance
  7. Penzas
  8. penzhinite
  9. PEO
  10. peo.
  11. peon

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