Pembroke
Americannoun
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a town in Pembrokeshire, in southwestern Wales: birthplace of King Henry VII.
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one of a variety of Welsh corgi having a short or docked tail.
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a city in southeastern Massachusetts.
noun
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a town in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire on Milford Haven: 11th-century castle where Henry VII was born. Pop (with Pembroke Dock): 15 890 (2001)
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the smaller variety of corgi, usually having a short tail
Etymology
Origin of Pembroke
From Old British pennbrog ( Welsh penfro ) “land's end, headland,” equivalent to penn “head, end” + brog “region, country”
Example Sentences
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And previously unseen artefacts from the wreck - including a bowl and a boot worn by an officer - will go on display at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Seizing the opportunity, the researchers stopped at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and set up their equipment in a parking lot.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026
Transport for Wales have stated Tenby trains between Carmarthen and Pembroke Dock will be cancelled.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
It includes "Cardiff crossrail" extensions to Newport Road, direct services between Cardiff and Liverpool, a station at St Clears, services between west Wales and Bristol, and more trains to Pembroke Dock.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
But Pembroke knew exactly whom to call: those high school kids from Lakeside who had been running up thousands of hours of computer time on the ISI mainframe.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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