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Penzance.

A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/pɛnˈzæns/
  1. A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).

  2. A special service area in the Regional Municipality of Sarnia, No. 221, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  3. A locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.

Where this word comes from

From Cornish Pennsans, meaning "holy headland".

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