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Philadelphia
[ fil-uh-del-fee-uh ]
noun
- a city in SE Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River: Declaration of Independence signed here July 4, 1776.
Philadelphia
/ 藢蹿瑟濒蓹藞诲蓻濒蹿瑟蓹 /
noun
- a city and port in SE Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers: the fourth largest city in the US; founded by Quakers in 1682; cultural and financial centre of the American colonies and the federal capital (1790鈥1800); scene of the Continental Congresses (1774鈥83) and the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776). Pop: 1聽479聽339 (2003 est)
Philadelphia
- Largest city in Pennsylvania .
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Gavrikov, who made $5.875 million this season, is due for a raise and is Kuzmenko, who came over from Philadelphia at the trade deadline and immediately energized the Kings鈥 power play.
In January, a majority of employees at Whole Foods' flagship Philadelphia location voted to join a union.
鈥淭here鈥檚 unfortunately been increasing anti-vaccine sentiment in the United States,鈥 Dr. Ericka Hayes, who works at the Children鈥檚 Hospital of Philadelphia, told the Associated Press.
There are also musical excellence awards for Thom Bell, an architect of the Philadelphia Soul sound, and English pianist Nicky Hopkins, who contributed to records by The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Who.
Jalen Hurts, coming off a Super Bowl MVP performance for Philadelphia, was drafted by the Eagles in the second round in 2020.
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