Philipstown

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/ˈfɪlɪpstaʊn/

proper noun

A town in Putnam County, New York, United States.

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Meanings

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
daingean

Origin

* (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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APA

Philipstown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philipstown

MLA

“Philipstown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philipstown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Philipstown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Philipstown.

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