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• Penn, William
  1. (1644-1718) an English leader of the QUAKER s (= a Christian religious group), who was put in prison for having unacceptable religious beliefs. After he was let out of prison, he was given some land in North America, and he established a COLONY there as a place of religious freedom for QUAKERs and others to go and live in. He called the COLONY PENNSYLVANIA, and planned and built the city of PHILADELPHIA in 1682.
• Robert Penn Warren (noun)
  1. 1905-1989 united States writer and poet
• William Penn (noun)
  1. 1644-1718 englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania
• William Penn Adair Rogers (noun)
  1. 1879-1935 united States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society
• penn'orth (noun)
  1. a PENNYWORTH
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