1.
[syn: Philadelphia, City of Brotherly Love]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Philadelphia
n 1: 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 [syn: Philadelphia, City of Brotherly
Love]
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Philadelphia
brotherly love, a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, about 25 miles
south-east of Sardis. It was the seat of one of the "seven
churches" (Rev. 3:7-12). It came into the possession of the
Turks in A.D. 1392. It has several times been nearly destroyed
by earthquakes. It is still a town of considerable size, called
Allahshehr, "the city of God."
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):
Philadelphia, love of a brother
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Philadelphia -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 1517550
Housing Units (2000): 661958
Land area (2000): 135.090104 sq. miles (349.881748 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 7.546133 sq. miles (19.544394 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 142.636237 sq. miles (369.426142 sq. km)
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 39.998012 N, 75.144793 W
Headwords:
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia County
Philadelphia County, PA
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Philadelphia, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000): 1519
Housing Units (2000): 595
Land area (2000): 0.897654 sq. miles (2.324912 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.897654 sq. miles (2.324912 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57551
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 44.152405 N, 75.708231 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 13673
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Philadelphia, NY
Philadelphia
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Philadelphia, PA -- U.S. city in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 1517550
Housing Units (2000): 661958
Land area (2000): 135.090104 sq. miles (349.881748 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 7.546133 sq. miles (19.544394 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 142.636237 sq. miles (369.426142 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60000
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 39.998012 N, 75.144793 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 19102 19103 19104 19106 19107 19111
19112 19113 19114 19115 19116 19118
19119 19120 19121 19122 19123 19124
19125 19126 19127 19128 19129 19130
19131 19132 19133 19134 19135 19136
19137 19138 19139 19140 19141 19142
19143 19144 19145 19146 19147 19148
19149 19150 19151 19152 19153 19154
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Philadelphia, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
Population (2000): 533
Housing Units (2000): 222
Land area (2000): 1.598400 sq. miles (4.139837 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.598400 sq. miles (4.139837 sq. km)
FIPS code: 57900
Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location: 35.678236 N, 84.401430 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 37846
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Philadelphia, TN
Philadelphia
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Philadelphia, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi
Population (2000): 7303
Housing Units (2000): 3302
Land area (2000): 10.613247 sq. miles (27.488183 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.016951 sq. miles (0.043902 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 10.630198 sq. miles (27.532085 sq. km)
FIPS code: 56960
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 32.774070 N, 89.112891 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39350
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Philadelphia, MS
Philadelphia