Penn

¹

[pen]

noun

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

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

Penn.

²

Or Penna

abbreviation

1. Pennsylvania.

Penn

¹

/ 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

Penn.

²

abbreviation

1. Pennsylvania

Example Sentences

"Pesticides and herbicides are designed to alter biological systems," said Eugene Lengerich, emeritus professor of public health sciences at Penn State and senior author on the paper.

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“If you are a freshman at Penn or you’re a freshman at Yale or a freshman at Harvard, as soon as you move into your dorm room, you might get pinged by McKinsey,” Binder said.

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Eisman was an upper-middle-class kid who had been faintly surprised when he wound up at Penn instead of Yale.

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We can at least all agree that what Omar Cooper Jr. did—catch a touchdown pass to give Indiana a stunning, perfect season-saving 27-24 win Saturday at Penn State—was pretty spectacular.

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Those three victories — over Penn State, Michigan State and Maryland — came over teams that are now a combined 1-17 in Big Ten play.

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