City of Brotherly Love
Liberty Bell's home
City of Brotherly Love is a nickname for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The name translates the city's Greek-derived name: *philos* (love) + *adelphos* (brother).
The epithet appears in tourism, sports commentary, and local pride: The City of Brotherly Love welcomed the pope.
Pennsylvania metropolis, nicknamed
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- downtownCentral business district
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
cityscape · metropolis · urban · South Street · Rittenhouse · Kensington · SEPTA · cheesesteak
Colonial Philadelphia civic building
- Liberty BellCracked American independence symbol
- Benjamin FranklinColonial American polymath statesman
- William PennPhiladelphia's Quaker founder
- QuakersPacifist Protestant denomination
Declaration of Independence · Constitution · Continental Congress · Founding Fathers · American Revolution · colonial · Betsy Ross · Old City
Unity among allies
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- QuakerSociety of Friends member
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
fellowship · kinship · harmony · benevolence · philanthropy · welcome · hospitality · camaraderie
Absence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- democracyRule by the people
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- justiceFair treatment under law
equality · Constitution · Bill of Rights · civil liberties · emancipation · self-government · republic · citizenship
Philly
Pennsylvania metropolis, nicknamed
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- downtownCentral business district
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
skyline · cityscape · metropolis · urban · South Street · Rittenhouse · Kensington · SEPTA · cheesesteak · soft pretzel
Independence Hall
Colonial Philadelphia civic building
- Liberty BellCracked American independence symbol
- Benjamin FranklinColonial American polymath statesman
- William PennPhiladelphia's Quaker founder
Quakers · Declaration of Independence · Constitution · Continental Congress · Founding Fathers · American Revolution · colonial · Betsy Ross · Old City · 18th century
solidarity
Unity among allies
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- QuakerSociety of Friends member
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
goodwill · fellowship · kinship · harmony · benevolence · philanthropy · welcome · hospitality · camaraderie · community
freedom
Absence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- democracyRule by the people
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
justice · equality · Constitution · Bill of Rights · civil liberties · emancipation · self-government · republic · citizenship · patriotism
brother, brothers, brotherly, brotherhood, brotherliness, lovers, lovable, lovely