Pembroke

American  

[pem-brook, -brohk] / ˈpɛm brʊk, -broʊk /

noun

1. a town in Pembrokeshire, in southwestern Wales: birthplace of King Henry VII.

2. Pembrokeshire.

3. one of a variety of Welsh corgi having a short or docked tail.

4. a city in southeastern Massachusetts.

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Pembroke British  

/ ˈpɛmbrʊk /

noun

1. 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)

2. the smaller variety of corgi, usually having a short tail

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Etymology

Origin of Pembroke

From Old British pennbrog ( Welsh penfro ) “land's end, headland,” equivalent to penn “head, end” + brog “region, country”

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Example Sentences

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Pembroke

Specialist marine contractors Jevington Logistics, from Pembroke Dock, started recovering the stranded ship on 29 June.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Materials-recovery facilities like the one in Pembroke Pines—a Broward County community—are at the heart of how residential recycling programs work nationwide.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Five new or upgraded recycling facilities like the one in Pembroke Pines will open this year, and an identical facility is slated to be operational in Tampa, Fla., next year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

Number seven was that TRW happened to call Bud Pembroke.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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