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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PHILADELPHIAN

a.[Gr. ] Pertaining to Philadelphia, or to Ptolemy Philadelphus.

 

PHILADELPHIAN

n.One of the family of love.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PHILADELPHIAN

Phil `a *del "phi *an, a. Etym: [Gr. filadelfia brotherly love, from fila `delfos brotherly; fi `los loved, loving, friendly + 'adelfo `s brother. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in Pennsylvania.

 

PHILADELPHIAN

PHILADELPHIAN Phil `a *del "phi *an, n.

 

1. A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia.

 

2. (Eccl. Hist. )

 

Defn: One of a society of mystics of the seventeenth century, -- called also the Family of Love. Tatler.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Philadelphia

Phil a del phi a |ˌfiləˈdelfēə fɪləˈdɛlfiə | a city in Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River; pop. 1,447,395 (est. 2008 ). Established as a Quaker colony by William Penn and others in 1681, it was the site in 1776 of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and in 1787 of the adoption of the Constitution of the US. DERIVATIVES Phil a del phi an noun & adjective ORIGIN from Greek philadelphia ‘brotherly love. ’

 

Philadelphia cheese steak

Phil a del phi a cheese steak (also Philly cheese steak ) ▶noun see cheesesteak.

 

Philadelphia chromosome

Phil a del phi a chro mo some ▶noun Genetics an abnormal small chromosome sometimes found in the leukocytes of leukemia patients.

 

Philadelphia lawyer

Phil a del phi a law yer ▶noun a very shrewd lawyer who is expert in the exploitation of legal technicalities. ORIGIN with reference to Andrew Hamilton of Philadelphia, who successfully defended John Peter Zenger (1735 ), an American journalist and publisher, from libel charges.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Philadelphia

Philadelphia |ˌfɪləˈdɛlfɪə | the chief city of Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River; pop. 1,447,395 (est. 2008 ). Established as a Quaker colony by William Penn and others in 1681, it was the site in 1776 of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and in 1787 of the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. DERIVATIVES Philadelphian noun & adjective ORIGIN from Greek philadelphia ‘brotherly love ’.

 

Philadelphia chromosome

Phila |del ¦phia chromo |some ▶noun Genetics an abnormal small chromosome sometimes found in the leucocytes of leukaemia patients.

 

Philadelphia lawyer

Phila |del ¦phia law ¦yer ▶noun informal a very shrewd lawyer expert in the exploitation of legal technicalities. ORIGIN with reference to Andrew Hamilton of Philadelphia, who successfully defended John Zenger (1735 ), an American journalist and publisher, from libel charges.

 

Duden Dictionary

Philadelphia

Phi l a del phia, Phi la del phia Eigenname |Philad e lphia |Stadt in Pennsylvanien

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Philadelphia

Phil a del phi a /fɪ̀lədélfiə /名詞 フィラデルフィア 〘米国東部Pennsylvania州の都市; ｟愛称 ｠the City of Brotherly Love; ｟略 ｠Phil (a ).; ｟俗 ｠Philly 〙.～̀ l á wyer ｟米 しばしば非難して ｠腕ききで抜け目ない弁護士 (!植民地時代の同市出身弁護士の活躍から ) .