Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Philadelphia"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
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."
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Philadelphia
n : 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}]
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