Philippi

American  

[fi-lip-ahy, fil-uh-pahy] / fɪˈlɪp aɪ, ˈfɪl əˌpaɪ /

noun

1. a ruined city in NE Greece, in Macedonia: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius here, 42 b.c.; the site of one of the first Christian churches in Europe, founded by St. Paul.

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Philippi British  

/ fɪˈlɪpaɪ, ˈfɪlɪ- /

noun

1. an ancient city in NE Macedonia: scene of the victory of Antony and Octavian over Brutus and Cassius (42 _bc )

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Other Word Forms

• Philippian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Philippi

On a bright summer day, a small group of women are sitting under a small awning outside one of their mobile clinics in Philippi, one of Cape Town's most dangerous townships.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

Alderson Broaddus was supposed to play its football opener in Philippi, West Virginia, on Aug. 31.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

Their aim is to protect the Philippi Horticultural Area and its natural resources.

From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2023

That doesn’t mean Philippi and his classmates inching their way up the 405 on Friday afternoon can’t stare wistfully out the windows of their bus, longing for what might have been.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022

“The only word I can use to describe it is powerful,” says Philippi, who came into Truman theater two years after his friends Ryan and Miletto.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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