Philippi

[ fi-lip-ahy, fil-uh-pahy ]

noun

1. a ruined city in NE Greece, in Macedonia: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius here, 42 b.c.; the site of one of the first Christian churches in Europe, founded by St. Paul.

Philippi

/ ˈfɪlɪ-; fɪˈlɪpaɪ /

noun

1. an ancient city in NE Macedonia: scene of the victory of Antony and Octavian over Brutus and Cassius (42 bc )

Other Words From

• Phi·lip·pi·an [fi-, lip, -ee-, uh, n], adjective noun

Example Sentences

The move forced the Baptist university’s 625 students on the Philippi campus to scramble to enroll at colleges elsewhere.

From Seattle Times

Monday was the deadline for the university’s utilities to be shut off if a payment had not been made to the city of Philippi.

From Seattle Times

Its impact, and the connections between money and access to water, is illustrated by the Philippi Horticultural Area, just on the outskirts of Cape Town.

From Salon

That doesn’t mean Philippi and his classmates inching their way up the 405 on Friday afternoon can’t stare wistfully out the windows of their bus, longing for what might have been.

From Los Angeles Times

When it closed because of the pandemic, she bought an aboveground pool for the cattle farm where she lives with her family in Philippi, W.Va.

From New York Times