"Philadelphian" meaning in All languages combined

See Philadelphian on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Philadelphian [comparative], most Philadelphian [superlative]
Etymology: From Philadelphia + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Philadelphia|-an}} Philadelphia + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Philadelphian (comparative more Philadelphian, superlative most Philadelphian)
  1. Of or relating to Philadelphia.
    Sense id: en-Philadelphian-en-adj-SOvNNrkL Categories (other): Philadelphia Disambiguation of Philadelphia: 59 1 40 0
  2. Of or relating to the ancient king Ptolemy II Philadelphus.
    Sense id: en-Philadelphian-en-adj-QIwsGjAe

Noun [English]

Forms: Philadelphians [plural]
Etymology: From Philadelphia + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Philadelphia|-an}} Philadelphia + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Philadelphian (plural Philadelphians)
  1. A person who originates from or lives in Philadelphia.
    Sense id: en-Philadelphian-en-noun-y3ewj0wL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Demonyms, Demonyms for Americans, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 31 39 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 3 23 49 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 29 41 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 28 48 20 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 2 19 65 13 Disambiguation of Demonyms for Americans: 4 14 74 8 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100 0
  2. (historical) A member of a 17th-century Protestant religious group in England. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Philadelphian-en-noun-vMOf2Jp4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Philly

Inflected forms

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