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

The Athletic reported, external earlier this week that NY Transit is intending to bring in special event pricing for the 30-minute journey from Penn Station in New York to MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Kent Smetters, faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model, said: “If you had a 1% increase over a full decade, you’re going to be talking about several trillion dollars.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Author and journalist Rob Penn, who co-founded Stump up for Trees said he was "very excited to be involved in this ground-breaking project, which has implications for the future of sustainable forestry".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Penn Entertainment and MGM Resorts, which also have sports betting businesses, were up as well on Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

However, a colleague of mine, Don Page, of Penn State University, pointed out that the no boundary condition did not require the contracting phase necessarily to be the time reverse of the expanding phase.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking