Pembroke

P3E1M3B3R1O1K5E1
/ˈpɛmbɹʊk/

proper noun

A town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9801).

Similar
Pembroke Welsh corgi
OriginProto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and community with a town council in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9801).
  2. A river (the Pembroke River) in Pembrokeshire, that ends in Milford Haven, and is tidal up to the town of Pembroke.

    A striking view is obtained from the train of the ruins of the ancient castle, which stands at the western end of the town on a mass of limestone rock rising precipitously from the tidal waters of the estuary of Pembroke River, a branch of Milford Haven.

    1959 October 28, H. A. Vallance, “The Pembroke & Tenby Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 668
  3. A town in the Northern Region, Malta.
  4. A place in Canada:
    1. A community in West Hants Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.
    2. A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
    3. A city in Renfrew County, Ontario.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Bryan County, Georgia.
    2. A township in Kankakee County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Newton County, Indiana.
    4. A minor city in Christian County, Kentucky.
    5. A town in Washington County, Maine.
    6. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    7. A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
    8. A town in Genesee County, New York.
    9. A town in Robeson County, North Carolina.
    10. A town in Giles County, Virginia.
  6. A parish in Bermuda.
  7. A rural settlement near Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  8. A surname.
  9. abbreviationellipsisinformalOxford UniversityEllipsis of Pembroke College, Oxford.
  10. abbreviationellipsisinformalCambridge UniversityEllipsis of Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail

Similar
Pembroke Welsh corgi
Broader
corgiWelsh corgi
Also see
pembroke welsh corgi

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Brythonic*Penn-broɣ
  2. EnglishPembroke

Ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Penn-broɣ (literally “land's head, land's end”), whence Welsh Penfro.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 彭布羅克 /彭布罗克
  • 彭布羅克 /彭布罗克 (Péngbùluókè)town
Korean 펨브로크
  • 펨브로크 (pembeurokeu)town
Welsh Penfro
  • Penfrotown
Cite this entry
APA

Pembroke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pembroke

MLA

“Pembroke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pembroke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pembroke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pembroke.

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