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Phil·a·del·phi·a

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–noun

a city in SE Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River: Declaration of Independence signed here July 4, 1776. 1,688,210.

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Phil·a·del·phi·a Audio Help (fĭl'ə-děl'fē-ə) Pronunciation Key

An ancient city of Asia Minor northeast of the Dead Sea in modern-day Jordan. The chief city of the Ammonites, it was enlarged and embellished by Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-246 B.C.) and named in honor of him. Amman, the capital of Jordan, is now on the site.
The largest city of Pennsylvania, in the southeast part of the state on the Delaware River. It was founded as a Quaker colony by William Penn in 1681 on the site of an earlier Swedish settlement. The First and Second Continental Congresses (1774 and 1775-1776) and the Constitutional Convention (1787) met in the city, which served as the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800. Population: 1,460,000.

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Philadelphia

city in Pennsylvania, U.S., from Gk., lit. "brotherly love," from philos "loving" + adelphos "brother" (see Adelphi). Also the name of an ancient city in Lydia. Slang shortening Philly first attested 1891; Philadelphia lawyer "clever, shrewd attorney" attested from 1788 in London, said originally to have been applied to Andrew Hamilton, who obtained the famous acquittal of J.P. Zenger on libel charges in 1735.

"[C]ricket and coaching were after all popular in their day in places besides Philadelphia. It was merely that Philadelphia kept on with them longer than most places. This is a perennial Philadelphia trick, and gives to Philadelphia a sort of perpetual feeling of loss. Philadelphians are always just now getting rid of things that are picturesque, like those gas lamps on the streets, only because everybody else got rid of them long ago." [Nathaniel Burt, "The Perennial Philadelphians," 1963]

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philadelphia
noun
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia [(fil-uh-del-fee-uh, fil-uh-del-fyuh)]

Largest city in Pennsylvania.

Note: Cultural center now and especially in colonial times. Its historical monuments include Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; the Liberty Bell; and Congress Hall.

Note: Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly Love,” was founded in the late seventeenth century as a Quaker colony by William Penn.

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Philadelphia County, PA (county, FIPS 101) Location: 40.00682 N, 75.13468 W
Population (1990): 1585577 (674899 housing units)
Area: 350.0 sq km (land), 19.5 sq km (water)

Philadelphia, MO Zip code(s): 63463

Philadelphia, MS (city, FIPS 56960) Location: 32.77398 N, 89.10921 W
Population (1990): 6758 (2875 housing units)
Area: 16.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39350

Philadelphia, NY (village, FIPS 57551) Location: 44.15476 N, 75.70942 W
Population (1990): 1478 (537 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13673

Philadelphia, TN (city, FIPS 57900) Location: 35.67914 N, 84.40042 W
Population (1990): 463 (196 housing units)
Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 37846

New Philadelphia, OH (city, FIPS 55216) Location: 40.48666 N, 81.44126 W
Population (1990): 15698 (6934 housing units)
Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 44663

New Philadelphia, PA (borough, FIPS 53944) Location: 40.71777 N, 76.11805 W
Population (1990): 1283 (601 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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