| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| (fil-uh-DEL-fee-uh, fil-uh-DEL-fyuh) Largest city in Pennsylvania. | 1 |
| ‡ Cultural center now and especially in colonial times. Its historical monuments include Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; the Liberty Bell; and Congress Hall. | 2 |
| ‡ Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly Love,” was founded in the late seventeenth century as a Quaker colony by William Penn. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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