Philipstown

//ˈfɪlɪpstaʊn// name

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

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daingean

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.

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