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WILLIAM PENN
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• WILLIAM PENN (noun)
The noun WILLIAM PENN has 1 sense:
1. Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
Familiarity information: WILLIAM PENN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Penn; William Penn
Instance hypernyms:
Friend; Quaker (a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers))
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"He who walks slowly arrives first." (Arabic proverb)
"One swats the fly only if it annoys that person." (Cypriot proverb)