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Penzance

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Pen·zance  (pn-zns)
A municipal borough of southwest England west-southwest of Plymouth. It is a port and summer resort and was frequently raided by pirates until the 18th century. Population: 20,200.
Penzance [pɛnˈzæns]
n
(Placename) a town in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the westernmost town in England; resort and fishing port. Pop.: 19 709 (1991)


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MacGlue's opinion, the wise course to take would be to return to the South before the autumn was further advanced, and to make our arrangements for passing the coming winter at Penzance or Torquay.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
"And if you weren't my sister's husband," Nichols retorted, turning away, "I'd take a little trip over to Penzance and say a few words at the Police Station there.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
The clown at the piano played the constabulary chorus in the "Pirates of Penzance," but it was drowned in the deafening applause, for every gesture of the great comic actor was an admirable though restrained version of the carriage and manner of the police.
The Innocence Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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