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/ˌfɪɫəˈdɛɫfiə/
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- 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
How To Use Philadelphia In A Sentence
- She even formed an American touring troupe with the distinguished George Washington Smith, America's first, and aptly named, premier danseur, who taught ballet in Philadelphia until his death in 1899.
- Scepticism failed to save her from scenting danger in the ardent courtship of a rich young Philadelphian.
- I gave my ideas on "playwriting" again at Philadelphia, and was told just before I began that there were several dramatists in the room, including the author of Madame Butterfly. Our Irish Theatre: A Chapter of Autobiography
- Philadelphia Museum of Art For drawings, such as this farmscape, James Castle would use soot and saliva for ink. Images from a Life of Silence
- Calderon sat out the final quarter with what he called a hamstring cramp in Wednesday's loss to the Sixers in Philadelphia. Tsn.ca Top Stories RSS
- PHILADELPHIA mdash; When Davida Johnson walked into Dr. Kermit Gosnell's clinic to get an abortion in 2001, she saw what she described as dazed women... Horrific Abortion Clinic Accused Of Leaving Women Near Death
- Unlike his characters, known for galumphing around European capitols, his team is on a far more appreciable quest of rooting though Washington, Philadelphia and New York.
- Louisa M. Alcott , American novelist, author of Little Women, was born in Philadelphia.
- Solomon Burke's website says he was born on March 21, 1940 "in an upper room at the United Praying Band The House of God for All People" Church in West Philadelphia "to the sounds of horns and bass drums from the sanctuary. Soul Singer Solomon Burke Dies at 70
- Learn more about neonatology research at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Research
