Pembroke

[ pem-brook -brohk ]

noun

1. a town in Pembrokeshire, in southwestern Wales: birthplace of King Henry VII.
2. Pembrokeshire ( def ).
3. one of a variety of Welsh corgi having a short or docked tail. Compare Cardigan ( def 2 ).
4. a city in southeastern Massachusetts.

Pembroke

/ ˈpɛmbrʊk /

noun

1. a town in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire on Milford Haven: 11th-century castle where Henry VII was born. Pop (with Pembroke Dock): 15 890 (2001)
2. the smaller variety of corgi, usually having a short tail

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pembroke¹

From Old British pennbrog ( Welsh penfro ) “land's end, headland,” equivalent to penn “head, end” + brog “region, country”

Example Sentences

The department’s resident famous middle-aged male author and Ji-Yoon’s closest ally at Pembroke, he has been unraveling ever since his wife died a year ago.

From Time

William appears to have organized acquiescence by English lords for John, and was duly awarded when he was made Earl of Pembroke.

From The Daily Beast

He is a graduate of Harvard College and of Pembroke College of Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes scholar.

From The Daily Beast

It would be long to tell of the morrow's wedding, and then of days at Pembroke before we sailed, passed all too quickly for me.

From Project Gutenberg

Accordingly, writing to his friends at Mr. Talton's, to acquaint them with their proceedings, they set out for Pembroke.

From Project Gutenberg

Many of the Earls of Pembroke were men of culture and patrons of learning.

From Project Gutenberg

Would my honour not have Mrs. Marble cook my dinner, and be dressed for Lady Pembroke's ball?

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Pembroke was nearly twenty years older than his sister, and had never been as handsome.

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