Penn
noun
Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral.
Penn
1 American
[pen]
/ pɛn /
noun
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Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral.
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his son William, 1644–1718, English Quaker: founder of Pennsylvania 1682.
Penn.
2
American
Or
Penna
abbreviation
Penn
1
British
/ pɛn /
noun
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Irving. 1917–2009, US photographer, noted for his portraits and his innovations in colour photography
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William. 1644–1718, English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania
Penn.
2
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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Long before the first guests arrived, the New York Police Department closed streets surrounding the arena, restricted pedestrian access and rerouted traffic around Penn Station and Moynihan Train Hall.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026
Armed with tennis magazines but no formal training, her grandfather instilled a grueling “tough love” grit in Eala and her older brother, who played college tennis at Penn State.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
Earlier this month, a Penn Medicine analysis reported that women 45 to 80 “who took GLP-1 medications were about 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine found that excessive activity of the gene EXO1 can damage DNA rather than protect it.
From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026
Penn State and the University of Alabama had been football rivals in the 1970s, when both schools had had successful programs and iconic coaches, Bear Bryant at Alabama and Joe Paterno at Penn State.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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