Penn Definition–noun | 1. | Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral. | | 2. | his son, William, 1644–1718, English Quaker: founder of Pennsylvania 1682. | |
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State Definition–noun | 1. | the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health. | | 2. | the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, constitution, phase, or the like: water in a gaseous state. | | 3. | status, rank, or position in life; station: He dresses in a manner befitting his state. | | 4. | the style of living befitting a person of wealth and high rank: to travel in state. | | 5. | a particular condition of mind or feeling: to be in an excited state. | | 6. | an abnormally tense, nervous, or perturbed condition: He's been in a state since hearing about his brother's death. | | 7. | a politically unified p
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University Definition–noun, plural -ties. | an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools. | |
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