Penzance

//pɛnˈzæns// name

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Definitions

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

Example

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"We will shortly be arriving in Penzance. This train terminates here."

Etymology

From Cornish Pennsans, meaning "holy headland".

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