Penzance

American

[pen-zans] / pɛnˈzæns /

noun

a seaport in southwestern Cornwall, in the southwestern extremity of England: summer resort town.

Penzance British

/ pɛnˈzæns /

noun

a town in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the westernmost town in England; resort and fishing port. Pop: 20 255 (2001)

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Penzance

It brought down mature trees at St Michael's Mount near Penzance and Trewithen in Truro.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The couple, who are both engineers, had just finished a monthlong, 538-mile cycling trip through the U.K., starting in Inverness, Scotland, and ending in Penzance, England, near the western tip of Cornwall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

While Freya is enjoying herself in London, her father has been meeting up with old friends in Penzance.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Yellow alerts stretch from Penzance to the Shetland Islands, while central and northern Scotland are under more severe amber warnings.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026

They were singing “Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here” from the Pirates of Penzance.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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