Penn

/pɛn/
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Other forms: Penns

Definitions of Penn
  1. noun
    Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
    synonyms: William Penn
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    Friend, Quaker
    a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
  2. noun
    a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    synonyms: Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
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    university
    establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
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