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Phil·lip
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ɪp
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noun
a male given
name
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Phillip
(ˈfɪlɪp)
—
n
Arthur.
1738--1814, English naval commander; captain general of the First Fleet, which carried convicts from Portsmouth to Sydney Cove, Australia, where he founded New South Wales
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