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Pembroke en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɛmbɹʊk/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (literally “land's head, land's end”), whence Welsh Penfro.

Meanings

  1. A town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9801).
  2. A river (the Pembroke River) in Pembrokeshire, that ends in Milford Haven, and is tidal up to the town of Pembroke.
    • A striking view is obtained from the train of the ruins of the ancient castle, which stands at the western end of the town on a mass of limestone rock rising precipitously from the tidal waters of the estuary of Pembroke River, a branch of Milford Haven. 1959 October 14, H. A. Vallance, “The Pembroke & Tenby Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 668:
  3. A town in the Northern Region, Malta.
  4. A place in Canada: ▸ A community in West Hants Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.
  5. A place in Canada: ▸ A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
  6. A place in Canada: ▸ A city in Renfrew County, Ontario.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Bryan County, Georgia.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Kankakee County, Illinois.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, Indiana.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Christian County, Kentucky.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Washington County, Maine.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Genesee County, New York.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Robeson County, North Carolina.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Giles County, Virginia.
  17. A parish in Bermuda.
  18. A rural settlement near Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  19. A surname.
  20. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, qualifier:Oxford University) Ellipsis of Pembroke College, Oxford.
    alt of Oxford
  21. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, qualifier:Cambridge University) Ellipsis of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
    alt of Cambridge

Deriveds

Pembrokeshire · Pembroke Dock · Pembroke Pines

Translations (3)

cy Penfro (town) · ko 펨브로크 (town) · cmn 彭布羅克 /彭布罗克 (town)