Philadelphia

Phil·a·del·phi·a  (fl-dlf-)

1. 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.

2. 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: 1,450,000.

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Phila·delphi·an adj.

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Philadelphia - 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 City of Brotherly Love Benjamin Franklin Bridge - a suspension bridge across the Delaware River Independence Hall - the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed Walt Whitman Bridge - a suspension bridge across the Delaware River Keystone State, Pennsylvania, PA - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies