PIRATES OF PENZANCE


Meaning of PIRATES OF PENZANCE in English

Pirates of Pen ‧ zance, The /ˌpaɪ ə rəts əv penˈzæns/ BrE AmE

(1879) a COMIC OPERA by Gilbert and Sullivan about a group of pirates who never succeed in robbing anyone. It contains the well-known songs The Very Model of a Modern Major General and A Policeman's Lot is Not a Happy One .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.