English
wikipedia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Etymology
From Greek Φιλαδέλ�εια, "brotherly love", from philos "loving" + adelphos "brothers".

Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Philadelphia

1. Largest city in Pennsylvania, located in southeastern part of the state along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Site of the Independence Hall; former capitol of United States. Nicknamed "City of Brotherly Love"
2. A town in Mississippi, United States.

Translations

Bosnian: Filadelfija#Bosnian|Filadelfija f
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|費�|费� (Fèichéng)
French: Philadelphie
Greek, Modern: Φιλαδέλ�εια (filaðélfia) f
Japanese: �������� (Firaderufia)
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Russian: Филадел��и� (Filadél�fija) f
Serbian
:Cyrillic: Филадел�и�а#Serbian|Филадел�и�а f
:Roman: Filadelfija#Serbian|Filadelfija f
Spanish: Filadelfia f

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