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Noun: Philadelphia  ,fi-lu'del-fee-u
  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
    - City of Brotherly Love, Philly [US, informal]

Type of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Keystone State, PA, Pa., Pennsylvania

Encyclopedia: Philadelphia, Philadelphia

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