Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
Philly cheesesteak
noun · first attested 20th century
The sandwich is named for the city that argues about it.
A roll filled with sliced beef and melted cheese.
39.9528°N -75.1636°W · Q1345
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- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Philadelphia
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Philly cheesesteak
It emerged in Philadelphia in the 1930s. Which cheese belongs on it remains locally contentious.
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