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
"Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, situated on the Delaware River near historic Independence Hall and the campus of the University of Pennsylvania."
The largest city in Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of coterminous Philadelphia County; former capital of the United States.
"Philadelphia stands as the largest city in Pennsylvania and served as a former capital of the United States before moving to Washington, D.C."
Philadelphia comes from Ancient Greek words meaning "brother-loving," originally used as a place name suffix. The term was first applied to cities in Turkey and Jordan that were named after kings with titles containing this phrase, before the word traveled into English for the American city founded on similar ideals of brotherly love.