Etymology

Philipstown

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Today it means: A town in Putnam County, New York, United States. Full definition →

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The story

* (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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