Philips

[fil-ips]

Phil·ips

[fil-ips]
noun
Ambrose, 1675?–1749, English poet and dramatist.
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Phil·ip

[fil-ip]
noun
1.
one of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18; John 1:43–48; 6:5–7.
2.
one of the leaders of the Christian Hellenists in the early church in Jerusalem who afterwards became an evangelist and missionary. Acts 6; 8:26–40.
3.
King (Metacomet), died 1676, North American Indian chief: sachem of the Wampanoag tribe 1662–76; leader of the Indians in King Philip's War.
4.
Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, born 1921, consort of Elizabeth II.
5.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “lover of horses.”
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Philips definition

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A Dutch multinational electronics company. It produces washing machines, consumer electronics, integrated circuits and light bulbs. Together with Sony they set the Compact Disc standard, especially Green Book CD-ROM. They are members of the Open Software Foundation. Philips Research Labs developed the POOL and SPL languages.
Address: Philips Research Labs, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
(1995-02-07)

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