Penn

¹ American  

[pen] / pɛn /

noun

1. Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral.

2. his son William, 1644–1718, English Quaker: founder of Pennsylvania 1682.

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Penn. ² American  

Or Penna

abbreviation

1. Pennsylvania.

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Penn ¹ British  

/ pɛn /

noun

1. Irving. 1917–2009, US photographer, noted for his portraits and his innovations in colour photography

2. William. 1644–1718, English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania

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Penn. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Pennsylvania

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Example Sentences

Penn Mutual Managing Director Scott Ellis says that policymakers remain “at the top of our watch list…the old adage that ‘markets stop panicking when policymakers start to’ still seems to resonate.”

From Barron's

Penn Entertainment and MGM Resorts, which also have sports betting businesses, were up as well on Monday.

From Barron's

In the first pages of “Returning,” Mr. Lemann asserts his identification with Jack Burden, the narrator of Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 political novel, “All the King’s Men.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Plain language, ordinary intimacies—Ebert’s directness makes it possible to feel the moment with nearly the same unbearable immediacy that Penn creates in the film.

From The Wall Street Journal

That funding enabled Penn to establish Wharton, the world’s first collegiate business school.

From The Wall Street Journal