"Philly" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪl.i/ [UK]
Rhymes: -ɪli Etymology: Shortened form + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Philly
  1. (informal) Philadelphia. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Philly-en-name-eFydyLOd
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Philippa. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names Categories (place): Cities in Pennsylvania, USA, City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Philly-en-name-wrLijmn~ Disambiguation of Cities in Pennsylvania, USA: 25 75 Disambiguation of City nicknames: 6 94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 100 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Philly cheesesteak

Inflected forms

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