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Meaning of Penryn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
pɛnˈɹɪn

Definitions

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in southern Cornwall, England, to the north of Falmouth (OS grid ref SW7834).
  2. A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States, named after Penrhyn in Wales, but with a deliberate change in spelling.

Equivalents

Français Penryn

Examples

“In previous years Penryn Town Council has used Falmouth Town Council to fulfil the parks contract and glyphosate had been used, councillor Debra Clegg confirmed.”
“No fireworks are allowed in Penryn, an unincorporated part of Placer County.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Pens Pensacola Pensacolan Pensarn Pensaukee Pense

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