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Penzance [pen-zans] Examples noun
- a seaport in SW Cornwall, in the SW extremity of England: resort.
Examples from the Web for penzance Contemporary Examples of penzance
She went off to Penzance in search of sea bathing and inexpensive lodgings.
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Historical Examples of penzance
The musical-box had burst into selections from The Pirates of Penzance.
E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
The mother church of Penzance is that of Madron a short distance away.
Sidney Heath
As the wind was south-west, we sailed straight for Penzance.
W.H.G. Kingston
She, probably, not knowing what has happened to us, will stand on to Penzance.
W.H.G. Kingston
His ardor had worn him out, and he was forced to take a holiday at Penzance.
Rupert S. Holland
British Dictionary definitions for penzance Penzance noun
- a town in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the westernmost town in England; resort and fishing port. Pop: 20 255 (2001)
Word Origin and History for penzance Penzance
place in Cornwall, Pensans (late 13c.), literally “Holy Headland,” from Cornish penn “head” + sans “holy.”