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Pennsans
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English name: Penzance · Cornwall
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“holy headland”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Lulynn · NewlynPorthenys · MouseholeMarghasyow · MarazionLannanta · LelantPorthia · St IvesTredhin · Treen
Sources
- Wiktionary: Pennsans (Cornish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Penzance (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q208209 (CC0)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.
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