English Explanatory Dictionary

Philipstown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Putnam County, New York, United States.
  2. A town in the eastern Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa.
  3. Former name of Daingean: a town in County Offaly, Ireland.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪlɪpstaʊn/

Word forms

Philipstown

Etymology

* (New York) From Philipse + town, after Adolphus Philipse. * (Northern Cape) From Philip + -s- + town, after Philip Edmond Wodehouse. * (Ireland) from Philip + -s- + town, after Philip II of Spain.

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