Philipstown
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English
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.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Philipstown
- A town in Putnam County, New York, United States.
- A town in the eastern Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa.
- (historical) Older name of Daingean, a town in County Offaly, Ireland.