# Philipstown

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɪlɪpstaʊn/

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/philipstown