English Explanatory Dictionary

Penzance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

/pɛnˈzæns/

Word forms

Penzance

Etymology

From Cornish Pennsans, meaning "holy headland".

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