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Philadelphian

Variant of Philadelphia

city & port in SE Pa., on the Delaware River: pop. 1,518,000
ancient city in Lydia, W Asia Minor

Origin: Gr philadelphia, brotherly love < philos, loving + adelphos, brother: see monadelphous

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Philadelphian adjective, noun

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