Phillip

[ fil-ip ]

noun
  1. a male given name.

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How to use Phillip in a sentence

  • It stands on the east shore of Port Phillip, and has two piers, a great extent of sandy beach and numerous beautiful villas.

  • This was done on the advice of Mr. John Phillip, of Wrentham—a godly minister of great influence in his denomination in his day.

    East Anglia | J. Ewing Ritchie
  • Phillip Gayerson guided his partner through the laughing throng.

    Dross | Henry Seton Merriman
  • Phillip had been five weeks in his new home: in another week, he was to enter on his articles of apprenticeship.

    Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • He was to take a winding track on the edge of the swamp that lay between the southern hills and Port Phillip.

    The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah Prichard

British Dictionary definitions for Phillip

Phillip

/ (ˈfɪlɪp) /


noun
  1. Arthur. 1738–1814, English naval commander; captain general of the First Fleet, which carried convicts from Portsmouth to Sydney Cove, Australia, where he founded New South Wales

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