- Philadelphia (disambiguation)
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, is a city in theUnited States and the largest city bearing that name.Philadelphia, Filadelfia or Filadélfia is the name of:
In the United States:
*Philadelphia, Indiana
*Philadelphia, Mississippi
*Philadelphia (town), New York
**Philadelphia (village), New York
*Philadelphia, Rockingham Township,Richmond County, North Carolina
*Philadelphia, Tennessee In Europe:
*Philadelphia, Germany , a former village, now part of Storkow, Oder-Spree, Brandenburg
*Philadelphia, Tyne and Wear , a village north of Houghton-le-Spring, City of Sunderland
*Filadelfia, Vibo Valentia , a town in Calabria, Italy
*Nea Filadelfeia , a suburb in the northern part of AthensIn Africa:
*Darb Gerza , Egypt; an archeological site of a city called Philadelphia, now in the Al Fayyum GovernoratIn Asia:
*Alaşehir , Turkey, was known as Philadelphia, one of the seven churches of Asia (Minor) in the Book of Revelation
*Amman , Jordan, was once called Philadelphia during the Hellenic and Roman erasIn South America:
*Filadelfia , a town in Boquerón, Paraguay
*Filadélfia, Tocantins , a town in Tocantins, BrazilPhiladelphia may also refer to:
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Philadelphia cream cheese , the brand name of a line of cream cheese products, manufactured byKraft Foods
*Philadelphia chromosome , a genetic abnormality that leads tochronic myelogenous leukemia
*Philadelphia Experiment , an alleged project to render ships invisible during World War II
* USS "Philadelphia", one of several ships bearing the name
* "The Philadelphia Inquirer ", one of the major newspapers in Philadelphia, PA
* "Philadelphia Daily News ", one of the major newspapers in Philadelphia, PA
*Philadelphians , a 17th-century Protestant religious sect (sometimes called the "Philadelphian Society", or the "Philadelphia Society")In entertainment:
*"Philadelphia" (film), a film produced in 1993 and nominated for five Academy Awards
** "Philadelphia" (song), award-nominated song also from that film, byNeil Young
**"Streets of Philadelphia ", award-winning song from that film, byBruce Springsteen
*Philadelphia International Records , a record label made popular by songstressPatti LaBelle
*"The Philadelphia Experiment" (film) is a movie based on the WWII experiment
*"The Philadelphia Story ", a 1940 motion picture comedy starringKatharine Hepburn ,Cary Grant andJimmy Stewart
*"The Young Philadelphians ", a 1959 film starringPaul Newman andBarbara Rush , and directed byVincent Sherman .
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