noun
1. Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
• Syn: ↑William Penn
2. a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Syn: ↑University of Pennsylvania, ↑Pennsylvania
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑university
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ivy League
• Part Holonyms: ↑Pennsylvania, ↑Keystone State, ↑PA
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/pen/, n.
1. Sir William, 1621-70, English admiral.
2. his son, William, 1644-1718, English Quaker: founder of Pennsylvania 1682.
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[pen]William (1644 - 1718), English Quaker, founder of Pennsylvania. Having been imprisoned in 1668 for his Quaker writings, he was granted a charter to land in North America by Charles II. He founded the colony of Pennsylvania as a sanctuary for Quakers and other nonconformists in 1682
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pennobs. form of pen.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.