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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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
He won a scholarship to Eton College after attending a state primary school, and studied mathematics at Pembroke College, Oxford.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Gareth, a professional photographer from Pembroke, said the low tide at North Beach in Tenby led to a "sense of anticipation" that was soon rewarded.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
According to Sportico, at least eight other schools since 2020 have been ordered to reinstate programs after Title IX challenges: Iowa, William & Mary, UConn, Dartmouth, Clemson, East Carolina, North Carolina Pembroke and Dickinson College.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
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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