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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A residential section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Settled in 1683, it was the site of a Revolutionary War battle (October 4, 1777) in which George Washington's troops unsuccessfully attacked the British encampment.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A carryall with a standing top, first built at Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1816: the first vehicle of the class known as a rockaway.

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Examples

  • GERMANTOWN - The Village of Germantown will not cancel its contract with Waste Management.

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  • Waterfield Bank in Germantown, Md., and Centennial Bank in Ogden, Utah, had a total of $1.1 billion in assets and $1 billion in deposits.

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  • James Steffen in Germantown, Tennessee, thanks so much for playing the puzzle.

    Take Hold And Make A Hole 2010

  • Aprox a year ago I ran into Mr. Godbee at a function in Germantown,

    VISAL GODBEE 2010

  • James Steffen in Germantown, Tennessee, thanks so much for playing the puzzle.

    Take Hold And Make A Hole 2010

  • Waterfield Bank in Germantown, Md., and Centennial Bank in Ogden, Utah, had a total of $1.1 billion in assets and $1 billion in deposits.

    Potemkin Capitalism* 2010

  • Duct-cleaning costs vary by region and size of home, but Giuliano Cuete, owner of Airwiz in Germantown, Md., says it should range between $300 and $1,000.

    Breathe easy with regular air duct cleanings 2010

  • He lived in Germantown for six years and was on the staff of Philadelphia Green.

    The Future of the Northwest Philadelphia Urban Forest 2009

  • One: My wife had just seen a woman running shoeless in Germantown the day before, and suddenly that event didn't seem so random anymore.

    Build-A-Story: The war on shoes Michael S. Rosenwald 2010

  • On Sunday, people lined up along the streets in Germantown, a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia with a large African-American population.

    Obama Trots Out 2008 Slogans in Philadelphia Danny Yadron 2010

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