PENZANCE

Meaning of PENZANCE in English

geographical name seaside resort SW England in Cornwall on English Channel population 19,521

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PENZANCE — County: Cornwall Post Code: TR18
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
PENZANCE — /pen zans"/ , n. a seaport in SW Cornwall, in the SW extremity of England: resort. 19,352.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENZANCE — geographical name seaside resort SW England in Cornwall on English Channel population 19,521
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENZANCE — town ("parish"), Penwith district, administrative and historic county of Cornwall, England. It overlooks Mounts Bay, where the English Channel meets …
Britannica English vocabulary
PENZANCE — Penzance BrE AmE pen ˈzæn t s pən-, -ˈzɑːn t s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENZANCE — a port in Cornwall in south-west England, near Land’s End . It is a popular place for holidays/vacations.
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PENZANCE — Pronunciation: pen- ' zan(t)s, p ə n- Function: geographical name seaside resort SW England in Cornwall on English Channel pop …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PIRATES OF PENZANCE — an operetta (1879) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIRATES OF PENZANCE — Pirates of Pen ‧ zance, The /ˌpaɪ ə rəts əv penˈzæns/ BrE AmE (1879) a COMIC OPERA by Gilbert and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIRATES OF PENZANCE, THE — Pirates of Pen ‧ zance, The /ˌpaɪ ə rəts əv penˈzæns/ BrE AmE (1879) a COMIC OPERA by Gilbert and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEMPEST, DAME MARIE — orig. Marie Susan Etherington born July 15, 1864, London, Eng. died Oct. 15, 1942, London British actress. She began her …
Английский словарь Британика
SULLIVAN, SIR ARTHUR (SEYMOUR) — born May 13, 1842, London, Eng. died Nov. 22, 1900, London British composer. He attended the Royal Academy and the …
Английский словарь Британика
GILBERT, SIR W(ILLIAM) S(CHWENCK) — born Nov. 18, 1836, London, Eng. died May 29, 1911, Harrow Weald, Middlesex British librettist. His early ambition was for …
Английский словарь Британика
DAVY, SIR HUMPHRY — born Dec. 17, 1778, Penzance, Cornwall, Eng. died May 29, 1829, Geneva, Switz. English chemist. By his early 20s his …
Английский словарь Британика
SWEETBRIER — also called Eglantine (Rosa eglanteria, or R. rubiginosa), small, prickly wild rose with fragrant foliage and numerous small pink flowers. …
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PIGEON RACING — also called Pigeon Flying, racing for sport the homing pigeon, a specialized variety developed through selective crossbreeding and training for …
Britannica English vocabulary
OPERETTA — musical-dramatic production similar in structure to an opera but characteristically having a romantically sentimental plot interspersed with songs, orchestral music, …
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WATERHOUSE, GEORGE MARSDEN — born , April 6, 1824, Penzance, Cornwall, Eng. died Aug. 6, 1906, Torquay, Devon) businessman, politician, prime minister of South …
Britannica English vocabulary
TEMPEST, DAME MARIE — born July 15, 1864, London died Oct. 15, 1942, London original name Marie Susan Etherington English actress, known as the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SULLIVAN, SIR ARTHUR (SEYMOUR) — born May 13, 1842, London died Nov. 22, 1900, London composer who, with W.S. Gilbert, established the distinctive English form …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCILLY, ISLES OF — also called Scilly Isles group of about 50 small islands and many more islets lying southwest of Cornwall, England, 2536 …
Britannica English vocabulary
PENWITH — district, administrative and historic county of Cornwall, extreme southwestern England. It is a promontory, including the Land's End peninsula at …
Britannica English vocabulary
GILBERT, SIR W(ILLIAM) S(CHWENK) — born Nov. 18, 1836, London died May 29, 1911, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, Eng. English playwright and humorist best known for …
Britannica English vocabulary
DRURY LANE THEATRE — in full Theatre Royal Drury Lane, oldest English theatre still in use. It stands in the eastern part of the …
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DAVY, SIR HUMPHRY, BARONET — born Dec. 17, 1778, Penzance, Cornwall, Eng. died May 29, 1829, Geneva English chemist who discovered several chemical elements (including …
Britannica English vocabulary
DAVIDSON, JOHN — born April 11, 1857, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scot. died March 23, 1909, Penzance, Cornwall, Eng. Scottish poet and playwright whose best …
Britannica English vocabulary
COURTNEY (OF PENWITH), LEONARD HENRY COURTNEY, BARON — born July 6, 1832, Penzance, Cornwall, Eng. died May 11, 1918, London radical British politician who gained fame as an …
Britannica English vocabulary
CORNWALL — administrative and historic county, southwestern England, occupying a peninsula jutting into the Atlantic Ocean. Truro is the seat of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN — Gil ‧ bert and Sul ‧ li ‧ van /ˌɡɪlbət ənd ˈsʌləv ə n $ -bərt-/ BrE AmE two British …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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