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Philadelphia
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/,fɪlə'dɛlfiə /
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Žodžio paaiškinimas anglų kalba:
- : An ancient city of Asia Minor northeast of the Dead Sea in modern-day Jordan. The chief city of the Ammonites, it was enlarged and embellished by Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-246 B.C.) and named in honor of him. Amman, the capital of Jordan, is now on the site.
- : The largest city of Pennsylvania, in the southeast part of the state on the Delaware River. It was founded as a Quaker colony by William Penn in 1681 on the site of an earlier Swedish settlement. The First and Second Continental Congresses (1774 and 1775-1776) and the Constitutional Convention (1787) met in the city, which served as the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800. Population: 1,450,000.
Lietuviškos reikšmės:
- Filadelfija (JAV miestas) Philadelphia lawyer amer. apsukrus/suktas advokatas