English

Old City

A neighborhood of Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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    Origin

    old + city

    * (Indian Ocean vent field): Coined in analogy to Lost City, being an older analog of the Lost City.

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    • partEnglishold “Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishold
        • inheritedOld Englishald “old”
      • derivedEnglishyoung “In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishyong
    • partEnglishcity “A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on th…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishcite
        • borrowedOld Frenchcitet

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