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Pembroke
//ˈpɛmbɹʊk// name, slang
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Proper Noun
- 1 A town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9801).
- 2 A town in the Northern Region, Malta.
- 3 A place in Canada:; A community in West Hants Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.
- 4 A place in Canada:; A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
- 5 A place in Canada:; A city in Renfrew County, Ontario.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Bryan County, Georgia.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A township in Kankakee County, Illinois.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, Indiana.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Christian County, Kentucky.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Washington County, Maine.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Genesee County, New York.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Robeson County, North Carolina.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Giles County, Virginia.
- 16 A parish in Bermuda.
- 17 A rural settlement near Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.
- 18 A surname.
- 19 Ellipsis of Pembroke College, Oxford. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
- 20 Ellipsis of Pembroke College, Cambridge. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Noun
- 1 the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail wordnet
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (literally “land's head, land's end”), whence Welsh Penfro.
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