Penn

¹ American  

[pen] / pɛn /

noun

1. Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral.

2. his son William, 1644–1718, English Quaker: founder of Pennsylvania 1682.

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Penn. ² American  

Or Penna

abbreviation

1. Pennsylvania.

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Penn ¹ British  

/ pɛn /

noun

1. Irving. 1917–2009, US photographer, noted for his portraits and his innovations in colour photography

2. William. 1644–1718, English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania

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Penn. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Pennsylvania

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Example Sentences

I had a very similar experience watching “Into the Wild,” Sean Penn’s film.

From Los Angeles Times

"We saw that Penn Engineering's propulsion system and our tiny electronic computers were just made for each other," says Blaauw.

From Science Daily

The British-born Mr. Restall is a professor of history and anthropology at Penn State University, where he is the director of Latin American Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Remember how Cooper made the catch of the year in the back of the end zone to beat Penn State and cement Mendoza’s Heisman?

From Los Angeles Times

Now, after her team’s runaway 97-61 victory over Penn State on Wednesday inside Rec Hall, Close glanced at the 10 reporters on a Zoom call and doubled down on her previous remarks.

From Los Angeles Times