Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

is the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia may also refer to:

Places

United States

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the most populous county in Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, Philadelphia County had a population of 1,603,797. The county is the second smallest county in Pennsy ...

, a county coterminous with the city of the same name **

Center City, Philadelphia Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia. It comprises the area that made up the City of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, which extended the city borders to be coterminous wi ...

, the old city of Philadelphia before consolidation with the county * Philadelphia, Illinois * Philadelphia, Indiana *

Philadelphia, Mississippi Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,118 at the 2020 census. History Philadelphia is incorporated as a municipality; it was given its current name in 1903, two year ...

Philadelphia (town), New York Philadelphia is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Jefferson County, New York, Jefferson County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 1,947 at the 2010 census, down from 2,140 in 2000. The town contai ...

** Philadelphia (village), New York * Philadelphia, Tennessee

Other places

Ancient

Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

, the capital of Jordan, called Philadelphia during the Hellenistic and Roman periods * Philadelphia (Cilicia), a town and bishopric of ancient Cilicia * Philadelphia (Lydia) or Alaşehir, home of one of the seven churches of Asia Minor in the Book of Revelation * Philadelphia (Faiyum), ancient Egyptian settlement established by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus in the 3rd century BC

Present

* Philadelphia, Tyne and Wear, a village north of Houghton-le-Spring, City of Sunderland, United Kingdom *

Philadelphia, Western Cape Philadelphia is a village in the Western Cape province of South Africa. This village is 33 km south-west of Malmesbury Malmesbury () is a town and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, which lies approximately west of Swindon, northeas ...

, a town in South Africa

= Former

= * Philadelphia, Germany, a former village, now part of Storkow, Oder-Spree, Brandenburg

People

Philadelphia Austen Hancock Philadelphia Austen Hancock (15 May 1730 – 26 February 1792) was an English socialite and the aunt of Jane Austen. Throughout her life, rumours circulated in India and England that she was the mistress of Warren Hastings, who was the godfather ...

(1730-1792), aunt of

Jane Austen Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots of ...

Jacob Philadelphia Jacob Philadelphia was a magician, physicist, mechanic, juggler, astrologer, alchemist, and Kabbalist. Biography He is believed to have been born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 14, 1735 as ''Jacob Meyer''. Dr Christopher Witt, the a ...

, an 18th-century magician and mystic * Philadelphia Nina Robertson (1866-1951), Australian Red Cross administrator

Art, entertainment, and media

Philadelphia (band) Philadelphia was a Christian metal band from Shreveport, Louisiana. The ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music'' describes them as having been unjustly condemned by "the slings and arrows of fundamentalist bigotry" for their musical style a ...

, a Christian metal band from Louisiana * ''Philadelphia'' (film), a 1993 film directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington **"Philadelphia", a song by

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...

from the film ''Philadelphia'' **"

Streets of Philadelphia "Streets of Philadelphia" is a song written and performed by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the 1993 film ''Philadelphia'', starring Tom Hanks, an early mainstream film dealing with HIV/AIDS. Released as a single in 1994, the song ...

", a song by Bruce Springsteen from the film ''Philadelphia'' *"Philadelphia", a song by alt-J from their 2022 album '' The Dream'' ; Periodicals * ''Philadelphia'' (magazine), a regional monthly magazine published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *''

Philadelphia Inquirer ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper's circulation is the largest in both the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region of Southeastern Pennsy ...

'', a daily newspaper published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; Plays *''

The Philadelphia ''All in the Timing'' is a collection of one-act plays by the American playwright David Ives, written between 1987 and 1993. It had its premiere Off-Broadway in 1993 at Primary Stages, and was revived at Primary Stages in 2013. It was first publis ...

'', a one-act play by David Ives

Ships

* USS ''Philadelphia'' (1776), a gunboat sunk in the Battle of Valcour Island * USS ''Philadelphia'' (1799), a 36-gun sailing frigate active in the Quasi-War * USS ''Philadelphia'' (1861), a side-wheel steamer used in the American Civil War * SS ''City of Paris'' (1888), a passenger liner named Philadelphia from 1901 to 1918 and again in 1919–1923 * USS ''Philadelphia'' (C-4), a protected cruiser commissioned in 1890 and in service until 1926 * USS ''Philadelphia'' (CL-41), a light cruiser commissioned 1937, active in World War II * USS ''Philadelphia'' (SSN-690), a ''Los Angeles''-class attack submarine commissioned in 1977 and decommissioned in 2010

Other uses

Brotherly love (philosophy) Brotherly love in the biblical sense is an extension of the natural affection associated with near kin, toward the greater community of fellow believers, that goes beyond the mere duty in to "love thy neighbour as thyself", and shows itself as " ...

Philadelphia Cream Cheese Philadelphia Cream Cheese is a brand of cream cheese. It is one of the best selling brands of cream cheese worldwide, first produced in 1872 and is currently owned by Kraft Heinz. Origin Despite its name, Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented ...

, a brand owned by Kraft Foods *

Philadelphia chromosome The Philadelphia chromosome or Philadelphia translocation (Ph) is a specific genetic abnormality in chromosome 22 of leukemia cancer cells (particularly chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cells). This chromosome is defective and unusually short becaus ...

, a genetic abnormality that leads to chronic myelogenous leukemia *

Philadelphian cricket team The Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in first-class cricket between 1878 and 1913. Even with the United States having played the first ever international cricket match against Canada in 1844, t ...

, a first-class cricket team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between 1878 and 1913 *

Philadelphia lawyer Philadelphia Lawyer is a term to describe a lawyer who knows the most detailed and minute points of law or is an exceptionally competent lawyer. Its first known usage dates back to 1788. Philadelphia-based Colonial American lawyer Andrew Hamil ...

Philadelphians The Philadelphians, or the Philadelphian Society, were a 17th-century English dissenter group. They were organized around John Pordage (1607–1681), an Anglican priest from Bradfield, Berkshire, who had been ejected from his parish in 1655 beca ...

, a 17th-century Protestant religious sect; sometimes called the "Philadelphian Society" or the "Philadelphia Society" *Philadelphia (

Hasidic Dynasty A Hasidic dynasty is a dynasty led by Hasidic Jewish spiritual leaders known as rebbes, and usually has some or all of the following characteristics: * Each leader of the dynasty is often known as an ''ADMOR'' (abbreviation for '' ADoneinu MOreinu ...

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