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Phi·lip·pi (f

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An ancient town of north-central Macedonia, Greece, near the Aegean Sea. It was the site of Antony and Octavian's decisive defeat of Brutus and Cassius in 42 b.c.

Phi·lippi·an (-l

n) adj. & n.

Philippi [fɪˈlɪpaɪ ˈfɪlɪ-]

(Placename) an ancient city in NE Macedonia: scene of the victory of Antony and Octavian over Brutus and Cassius (42 bc)

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Noun	1.	Philippi - a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity
	2.	Philippi - Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC battle of Philippi Macedonia - landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991

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